NHTSA vehicle safety data

2000 Victory V92SC Sportcruiser Recalls & Complaints

The 2000 Victory V92SC Sportcruiser has 1 NHTSA recall campaign and 47 owner complaints on file as of November 3, 2026. Recall repairs are usually free at an authorized Victory dealer.

NHTSA recall and complaint data for the 2000 Victory V92SC Sportcruiser. Recall data is refreshed daily from NHTSA.

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2000 Victory V92SC Sportcruiser owner complaints

Owners have filed 47 complaints with NHTSA about the 2000 Victory V92SC Sportcruiser, describing incidents dated October 1, 2000 to July 3, 2009.

Most-cited components

Power Train 43 complaints
Equipment 2 complaints
Fuel/Propulsion System 2 complaints
Wheels 1 complaint

Together, the 47 complaints on file report 1 injury (owner-reported, not verified by NHTSA).

Newest complaints

ODI #10290385 · Filed October 30, 2009
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VICTORY V92SC SPORTCRUISER MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND SHIFTING INTO THIRD GEAR HE HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE MOTORCYCLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. BEFORE THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT HIS VIN WAS RELATED TO…
ODI #10274781 · Filed June 23, 2009
I HAVE A 2000 VICTORY V92SC AND IT HAS 1510 MILES ON IT AND WHEN I SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD IT WILL SHIFT FINE BUT AT HIGHER RPMS IT WILL SLIP OUT, IF I TRY TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD OR DOWN FROM 4TH TO 3RD AT HIGH RPMS IT WILL NOT GO IN AT ALL AND THIS CAUSES ME TO NOT HAVE A GEAR WHEN CALLED FOR. I…
ODI #10249921 · Filed November 26, 2008
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VICTORY V92SC SPORTCRUISER. WHILE RIDING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN HE WOULD CHANGE GEARS, THE VEHICLE WOULD DROP FROM THIRD TO SECOND AND THEN TO FOURTH GEAR. THE NEUTRAL INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE IN GEAR. THE…

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Owner-reported

2000 Victory V92SC Sportcruiser mileage at failure

35 of the 47 complaints on file for the 2000 Victory V92SC Sportcruiser give the vehicle's mileage when the problem happened.

Mileage at failure by component, from owners' complaints to NHTSA
Component	Median	Middle half	Based on
Power Train	Median 5,000 miles	Middle half 3,000–11,000 miles	Based on 32 complaints

A component's median is its 50th percentile, and its middle half runs from its 25th to its 75th percentile.

Owners give the mileage themselves, often as a round number, and NHTSA doesn't check it. A complaint that names several components counts under each one, and mileages that can't be right, such as 999,999, or 50 miles on a five-year-old car, are left out.

These figures describe the complaints owners filed. They don't predict when a particular vehicle will have a problem, and vehicles that never had one aren't counted.

Mileage from NHTSA's complaints file of October 31, 2026. How these figures are worked out

NHTSA defect investigations

NHTSA's investigations file lists the 2000 Victory V92SC Sportcruiser in 1 investigation. A listed model year means only that an investigation names it; it says nothing about any particular vehicle. An open investigation is not a finding that a safety defect exists, and NHTSA can close one without a recall.

Recall Petition RP07-001: TRANSMISSION LOCK-UP
Closed January 25, 2008

Open and recently closed NHTSA defect investigations

VICTORY/FUEL PUMP

NHTSA #02V263000 · Fuel System, Gasoline — Delivery · NHTSA notice

Reported September 25, 2002 · POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC.

Potentially affected: 9,120 vehicles

Manufacturer campaign V-02-05 · Owners notified November 1, 2002 · Vehicles built July 1, 1998 – July 25, 2001 (per NHTSA) · Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE FUEL PUMP CAN FAIL.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD CAUSE POOR ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND POSSIBLE ENGINE STALLING, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE FUEL PUMPS. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT VICTORY AT 1-763-417-8650.

Notes

ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

try.vin has no NCAP crash-test rating on file for the 2000 Victory V92SC Sportcruiser. NHTSA rates some vehicles by body style — pickups by cab, vans by roof height — so check nhtsa.gov/ratings.

47 owner complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2000 Victory V92SC Sportcruiser.

Power Train

ODI #10290385

Incident: July 3, 2009 · Filed: October 30, 2009

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VICTORY V92SC SPORTCRUISER MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND SHIFTING INTO THIRD GEAR HE HEARD A LOUD POP AND THE MOTORCYCLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. BEFORE THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT HIS VIN WAS RELATED TO NHTSA#06V298000 COMPONENT: POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE VEHICLE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS; HOWEVER, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HE NOTICED THAT THIRD AND FOURTH GEARS WERE INOPERABLE. THE DEALER LATER STATED THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $2,800 TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED SINCE HIS VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL ALTHOUGH THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT IT WAS RELATED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,410.

Power Train

ODI #10274781

Incident: May 20, 2009 · Filed: June 23, 2009

I HAVE A 2000 VICTORY V92SC AND IT HAS 1510 MILES ON IT AND WHEN I SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD IT WILL SHIFT FINE BUT AT HIGHER RPMS IT WILL SLIP OUT, IF I TRY TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD OR DOWN FROM 4TH TO 3RD AT HIGH RPMS IT WILL NOT GO IN AT ALL AND THIS CAUSES ME TO NOT HAVE A GEAR WHEN CALLED FOR. I FEEL THAT IF 3RD GEAR WAS TO BREAK IT WOULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE RECALL IS NOT COVERED ON THE SC BUT IT IS FOR THE V92. I WAS TOLD BY DEALER THIS WOULD COST 1500.00+ AT MY EXPENSE WITH SUCH LITTLE MILES MAKES ME VERY WORRIED ABOUT SELLING THIS BIKE TO SOMEONE. *TR

Power Train

ODI #10249921

Incident: February 2, 2008 · Filed: November 26, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VICTORY V92SC SPORTCRUISER. WHILE RIDING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHEN HE WOULD CHANGE GEARS, THE VEHICLE WOULD DROP FROM THIRD TO SECOND AND THEN TO FOURTH GEAR. THE NEUTRAL INDICATOR WOULD ILLUMINATE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT BE IN GEAR. THE FAILURE COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A CRASH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THIRD GEAR FAILED AND COULD BE REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $3,200. ALL THE PARTS TO REPLACE THE GEARS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER AND HAVE ALL THE RECALLS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE RECALLS; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE ISSUES WITH THE GEARS SLIPPING BECAUSE THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THAT PARTICULAR FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,300.

Power Train

ODI #10197905

Incident: July 23, 2007 · Filed: July 31, 2007

I OWN A 2000 VICTORY SPORT CRUISER AND ONE WEEK AGO I WAS ALMOST IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DUE TO MY 3RD GEAR FAILING I COULD NOT ACCELERATE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF A CAR THAT DID NOT SEE ME THERE WAS A CAR BEHIND ME SO I COULD NOT STOP EITHER I ENDED UP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD LUCKY NOT HAVE CRASHED AT 35 MPH OR SO THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT FAILED AND THOUGHT IT WAS JUST MY BIKE BUT AFTER SEEING ALL THE COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN SENT TO YOU AND POLARIS IT IS DEFIANTLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND I CAN NOT BELIEVE YOU HAVE NOT ISSUED A MANDATORY RECALL. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOME ONE TO DIE BEFORE THIS HAPPENS IS THAT WHAT OUR COUNTRY HAS COME DOWN TOO. *JB

Power Train

ODI #10187553

Incident: November 1, 2006 · Filed: April 11, 2007

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 VICTORY SPORT CRUISER. HE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN NOVEMBER (RECALL #06V303000). THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE DEALER ON APRIL 11 2007 AND WERE ADVISED THAT THE MANUFACTURER THAT WOULD NOT DELIVER THE PARTS UNTIL JUNE. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THIS IS TOO LONG TO WAIT FOR THE PART. THE CURRENTLY MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE IS 11,000 MILES. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURES TO DATE.

Power Train

ODI #10168877

Incident: August 19, 2006 · Filed: September 21, 2006

ON MY 2000 VICTORY SPORT CRUISER BUILT BY POLARIS INDUSTRIES, I HAD A COUNTER BALANCE SHAFT COMPLETELY STRIP OUT EFFECTING THE PRIMARY DRIVE SPROCKET RENDERING THE TRANSMISSION USELESS.THE MOTORCYCLE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 7,500 MILES UNDER MILD TO NORMAL HIGHWAY USE. DEALER IS LOOKING INTO TRANSMISSION REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. *NM

Power Train

ODI #10166987

Incident: August 29, 2006 · Filed: August 29, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND LETTING OFF OF THE GAS THE TRANSMISSION KNOCKED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN BELOW 40 MPH AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT KNOCK. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER THE MAIN TECHNICIAN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THERE WERE COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL ON THE INTERNET WHICH INDICATED THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

Power Train

ODI #10162477

Incident: July 15, 2006 · Filed: July 15, 2006

PURCHASED BIKE ON 4/21/06 WITH 2000 MILES ON IT. SINCE THEN I HAVE PUT 1485 MILES ON IT. THE TRANSMISSION IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING MORE DIFFICULT TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. IT SOMETIMES TAKES A DOUBLE SHIFT TO GET IT INTO 3RD GEAR ALL THE WAY. THIS ALSO HAPPENS FROM 4TH TO 5TH GEARS. SHIFTING IS SMOOTH WHEN JUST STARTING BUT WHEN THE BIKE WARMS UP AT ALL THE SHIFTING GETS PROGRESSIVELY WORSE, GEAR CHANGES ARE VERY HARSH. WHEN I ADDRESS THE VICTORY DEALER WITH THIS PROBLEM HE SEEMS TO NOT WANT TO COMMENT MUCH ABOUT THE PROBLEM. WHEN I ASK HOW MUCH IT WOULD COST TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION IF AND MORE LIKE WHEN IT FAILS I AM QUOTED $3500 TO $4000. THIS IS A FAR CRY FROM THE $500 TO $700 FOR LABOR THAT YOU HAVE BEEN QUOTED IN THE DEFECT INVESTIGATION NHTSA ACTION NUMBER EA05002. WHY IS AN INVESTIGATION GETTING QUOTED SUCH LOW NUMBERS FOR A REPAIR BUT ACTUAL CUSTOMERS GETTING QUOTED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS MORE? WHEN I FIRST PURCHASED THIS BIKE I DIDN'T WORRY ABOUT THE CLUNKY TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF A REVIEW I READ OFF THE INTERNET. THIS REVIEW WAS BY THE MINNESOTA MOTORCYCLE MONTHLY. THIS LINE IS CUT DIRECTLY FROM THE ARTICLE (HTTP://WWW.MOTORBYTE.COM/MMM/PAGES/REVIEWS/REVIEW_00.HTM): "THE FIVE-SPEED TRANSMISSION IS QUIETER THAN THAT OF THE ORIGINAL BIKES, IT STILL CLUNKS BUT NOT SO DRAMATICALLY. THE FACTORY MAINTAINS THAT THIS IS SOLELY DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION BEING OVERBUILT FOR LONGEVITY AND TO HANDLE WHATEVER YOU HOT-RIDERS OUT THERE DUE TO THE MOTOR." I ALSO QUESTIONED THE DEALER ABOUT THE NUMBER OF V92SC HE HAS HAD TO REPAIR TRANSMISSION ON. HE STATED THAT HE HAS HAD TO ABOUT 7 TRANSMISSION SO FAR. I AM FROM THE PORTLAND AREA AND CONSIDERING THAT THIS WAS A NEW PRODUCT AT THE TIME, A RELATIVELY SMALL POPULATION, THERE WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN TO MANY SOLD. THIS APPEARS TO BE AN EXCESSIVE NUMBER OF BIKE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *JB

Power Train

ODI #10154895

1 injury

Incident: March 12, 2006 · Filed: April 9, 2006

THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP IN AND OUT OF GEAR WHEN RIDING ALSO IT LOCKS UP WHEN RIDING AND WILL SKID OUT OF CONTROL NOW I AM AFRAID TO RIDE MOTORCYCLE FOR FEAR OF A CRASH. *NM

Power Train

ODI #10137162

Incident: September 17, 2005 · Filed: September 21, 2005

YEAR 2000 VICTORY V92SC MOTORCYCLE WITH 5000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION HAS HAD A HISTORY "FALSE" NEUTRALS AND IT HAS JUST DOWNSHIFTED ON ITS OWN FOR THE FIRST TIME. *NM

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