Complaints by model year
Each bar is one model year. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| 2005 Hammer | 6 | 2 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Suspension3
- Power train3
- Unknown or other2
- Wheels1
- Vehicle speed control1
- Structure1
- Steering1
- Fuel/propulsion system1
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 11 Hammer vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 11 people died inside them. These are counts, not crash rates: a model with more cars on the road shows up more often, and people killed outside the vehicle are not counted here.
| Model year | Vehicles in fatal crashes | Deaths in the vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 4 | 4 |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 |
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count
Recalls
3 campaigns cover the Hammer.
Polaris is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Victory motorcycles manufactured from January 3, 2012, through August 15, 2012. A torqueing procedure may have been missed on some throttle cable retention nuts. On certain motorcycles, the throttle cable retention nuts for either the pull or push throttle cable may have not been torqued correctly.
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, SOME OF THE FUEL SUPPLY HOSE LEADING FROM THE FUEL TANK TO THE FUEL RAIL MAY BE INCORRECT FOR USE IN A PRESSURIZED FUEL SYSTEM APPLICATION.
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE CAMSHAFT CHAIN DRIVE SPROCKET LOCATED ON THE CRANKSHAFT MAY HAVE CRACKED UPON INSTALLATION.
NHTSA recalls