The defect
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE WELDED JOINT ON THE SHIFT LEVER SHAFT MAY FAIL CAUSING THE SHIFT LEVER TO BECOME INOPERABLE.
The risk
IF THE WELD FAILS, THE OPERATOR CANNOT SHIFT GEARS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SHIFT LEVER SHAFT FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VICTORY AT 763-417-8650.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Victory Kingpin | 2004, 2005 |
| Victory Vegas | 2004 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victory Kingpin | 2004 | 4 | 3 |
| Victory Kingpin | 2005 | 3 | 4 |
| Victory Vegas | 2004 | 1 | 3 |
Other power train recalls in 2006
24 of the 490 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2006 concerned the power train; POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. filed 43 campaigns in all.
| 06V478000 15 Dec 2006 | FERRARI NORTH AMERICA INC |
| 06V462000 4 Dec 2006 | NISSAN DIESEL AMERICA, INC |
| 06V457000 30 Nov 2006 | FREIGHTLINER LLC |
| 06V432000 9 Nov 2006 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 06V414000 31 Oct 2006 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 06V399000 18 Oct 2006 | BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| 06V397000 17 Oct 2006 | YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA |
| 06V391000 13 Oct 2006 | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2006