1999 Victory V92C defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1999 Victory V92C. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• TRANSMISSION LOCK-UP
  Investigation RP07001 · opened Nov 9, 2007 · closed Jan 25, 2008

  Both the petiton for rulemaking, defect, and noncompliance order, and the petiton for hearing on notification and remedy are denied.the agency has determined that both petitions are moot given that the manufacturer decided there was a safety defect in its motorcycles and issued owner and dealer notifications and suppli…

• REAR SPROCKET BOLTS
  Investigation SQ99022 · opened Oct 13, 1999 · still open · led to recall 99V304000

  Polaris issued a service bulletin in july 1999 addressing the potential for the rear sprocket bolts to loosen. A sprocket kit must be installed on all affected motorcycles to prevent loosening of the sprockets.the bulletin also states that if the wheel or sprocket surface is damaged they would need to be replaced.polar…

• TAILLIGHT WIRING RE-ROUTING
  Investigation SQ99010 · opened Apr 15, 1999 · still open · led to recall 99V088000

  This investigation is opened to obtain additional information concerning the problem experience and scope, and to provide the basisfor not issuing a safety recall to correct this taillight/brake light concern.historically, problems that effect the function of the taillights and brake lamps are usually corrected by cond…