1999 Victory V92C power train problems
33 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 1999 Victory V92C — 100% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Traveling 495n went to shift from 2nd to 3rd the gear kicked back to 2nd gear and after that, tried shifting back but the transmission gave away none of the gears work now, this was after the transmission recall was done.....victory is not responsible but yet they know about the issue... *tr”
filed Jul 1, 2012
“I was traveling home after purchasing the bike from the second owner. A victory v92c made in america, only 5,203 miles when I got it. I immediately noticed a very hard hitting, loud sounding clunk when I shifted gears coming from the transmission. I thought that maybe it was just the norm for this…”
filed Apr 3, 2012
“On 9/1/11 riding my stock 1999 victory v92 the motorcycle on a long trip the bike began missing 3rd gear then exiting an intersection (dry, sunny, 80, light accel) the bike randomly downshifted from 3 into 2 at 40 mph. Due to unexpected rapid drop in bike speed, control of bike was briefly lost and left foot slipped…”
filed Mar 20, 2012
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Victory: rear sprocket cushion drive kit 2876257 parts availability update. *pe
V-07-05-01 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 3, 2007The rear sproket bolts on the affected machines may loosen, causing abnormal noise that may be mis-diagnosed as transmission noise. The sproket bolt kit must be installed on all affected units to prevent loosening of…
V9910R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 22, 1999
Other reported problem areas on the 1999 Victory V92C
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.