The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MOTORCYCLES. PAINT ON THE WHEEL AND SPROCKET-MATING SURFACES COULD PRODUCE INSUFFICIENT CLAMP LOAD ON THE SPROCKET. REAR SPROCKET BOLTS COULD BECOME LOOSE CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR AND FRETTING AT THE WHEEL AND SPROCKET MATING SURFACES ALLOWING THE SPROCKET BOLT TO FAIL.
The risk
THIS CONDITION COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE REAR WHEEL AND SPROCKET HUB, REMOVE ALL PAINT FROM THE CONTACT SURFACES OF THE WHEEL HUB AND SPROCKET, AND INSTALL NEW SPROCKET BOLTS. THE WHEEL AND SPROCKET WILL BE REPLACED IF BOLTS WERE LOOSE AND DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Victory V92C | 1999 |
Components: WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS
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 V92C | 1999 | 33 | 12 |
Other wheels recalls in 1999
10 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the wheels; POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. filed 43 campaigns in all.
| 99V360000 23 Dec 1999 | DUCATI NORTH AMERICA |
| 99V336002 3 Dec 1999 | DAEWOO DE PUERTO RICO |
| 99V336001 30 Nov 1999 | DAEWOO MOTOR CO., LTD |
| 99V293000 25 Oct 1999 | STRATOS BOATS |
| 98V120013 18 May 1999 | SOUGHTON TRAILERS, INC. |
| 99V099000 29 Apr 1999 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 99V087000 22 Apr 1999 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 99V072000 12 Apr 1999 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999