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1999 Victory V92 problems

Owners have filed 50 complaints about the 1999 Victory V92 with NHTSA between 2002 and 2016. The largest single group is the transmission & drivetrain.

Read the complaints What breaks Worst years for the Victory V92 All 1999 cars

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Not graded

Too few complaints, or too short a model run, to compare fairly.

How this is worked out

The numbers

Complaints

Crashes reported

Fires reported

Injuries reported

9,077 mi

Median mileage at failure

Half of reported failures happened before this

83%

Failed under 36,000 miles

Inside a typical bumper-to-bumper warranty

How 1999 compares with every other Victory V92

Click any bar to open that year's report.

50 26 7

99 00 01

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks on a 1999 Victory V92

Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.

Transmission & Drivetrain 43 86.0%

Median failure at 10,500 miles

Fuel & Propulsion 2 4.0%

Engine & Cooling 2 4.0%

Median failure at 47,000 miles

Other & Unspecified 1 2.0%

Median failure at 8,000 miles

Acceleration & Cruise Control 1 2.0%

Median failure at 8,000 miles

Suspension 1 2.0%

Median failure at 3,500 miles

Exactly what failed

NHTSA files every complaint against a named sub-assembly, not just a system. This is the difference between knowing it was "the engine" and knowing which part of it — the list to hand a mechanic.

Manual Transmission 39 86.7%

Turbo/Supercharger 1 2.2%

Gasoline 1 2.2%

Fuel Pump 1 2.2%

Gear Position Indication (Prndl) 1 2.2%

Automatic Transmission 1 2.2%

Delivery 1 2.2%

When it fails

Odometer readings owners gave when they filed. About half of all complaints include one.

Under 1,000 miles 4 9.5%

1,000 – 9,999 miles 17 40.5%

10,000 – 24,999 miles 12 28.6%

25,000 – 49,999 miles 7 16.7%

50,000 – 74,999 miles 2 4.8%

When owners complained

A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.

Dec 2002 peak 12 Mar 2016

NHTSA investigations into the 1999 Victory V92

An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.

RP07001 Opened 9 Nov 2007 Closed 25 Jan 2008 POWER TRAIN

TRANSMISSION LOCK-UP

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 SUPPLIED A FREE REMEDY WHERE NEEDED.A COPY OF THE PUBLISHED NOTICE FURTHER EXPLAINING THIS DECISION CAN BE FOUND IN THE NOTICE OF DENIAL DOCUMENT IN THIS FILE.

EA05002 Opened 2 Feb 2005 Closed 31 Aug 2006 POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

SUDDEN, UNFORESEEN TRANSMISSION LOCKU

THIS INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THAT THE SUBJECT MOTORCYCLE TRANSMISSIONS ARE PRONE TO SHIFTING PERFORMANCE ISSUES THAT OCCUR WELL BEFORE THE TRANSMISSIONS HAVE REACHED THE END OF THE MANUFACTURER'S STATED INTENDED DESIGN LIFE (30,000 MILES).POLARIS HAS TAKEN ACTIONS INCLUDING CARRYING OUT TWO SAFETY RECALLS TO ADDRESS ISSUES IN SOME OF THE SUBJECT VEHICLES, CONDUCTING A SPECIAL POLICY, AND FORMALLY COMMUNICATING WITH ITS DEALERS AND SUBJECT OWNERS TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES.IN LIGHT OF THE NATURE AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE REPORTED PROBLEMS AND THESE ACTIVITIES BY POLARIS, FURTHER USE OF AGENCY RESC...

EA02024 Opened 5 Sep 2002 Closed 23 Oct 2002 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

FUEL PUMP-RELATED MOTORCYCLE STALLING

PE02043 Opened 1 May 2002 Closed 5 Sep 2002 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES

FUEL PUMP/STALLING

Complaints that involved harm

Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.

Filed 11 Aug 2003 Naples, FL 1 injured

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY

CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL TANK WAS TOO TALL, WHICH CAUSED THE MOTORCYCLE TO TIP OVER ON THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK. THE CONSUMER STATED IT TOOK 10 MONTHS TO GET THE RECALLED FUEL PUMP FIXED. (VICTORY V92C 1999)

NHTSA complaint #10033547 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

The most recent complaints

In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.

Filed 23 Mar 2016 at 17,000 miles West Bridgewater, MA

POWER TRAIN

WHILE UNDER ACCELERATION SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR ENTERING A HIGHWAY FROM AN ON RAMP, THE TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO DISENGAGE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV UP TO A HIGH RPM MOMENTARILY THEN SUDDENLY RE-ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING INTO TRAFFIC ON TO A HIGHWAY WHEN I CAN LEAST AFFORD TO LOSE ACCELERATION. I PURCHASED THE BIKE BRAND NEW IN MARCH 2000 WITH 1 MILE ON THE ODOMETER. IT HAS BEEN WITHIN THE LAST THOUSAND MILES OF DRIVING THIS HAS STARTED TO OCCUR. IT MOST RECENTLY HAPPENED ON JANUARY 1ST WHEN TRAVELING TO A CLUB SPONSORED "FROSTY NUTS" NEW YEAR'S DAY CRUISE. BIKE NOW HAS APPROX. 17000 MILES. I CONTACTED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS, IT IS VERY WELL KNOWN THAT THE 1999 V92 SERIES HAS THIS ISSUE AND I HOPE THAT THE MANUFACTURE WILL ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE THIS KILLS OR MAIMS RIDERS, DRIVERS OF OTHER VEHICLES OR PEDESTRIANS. AT THIS TIME (3/23/2016) THE DEALER STATED IT IS A VERY BIG JOB (=BIG$$$) TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, IF IT CAN BE CORRECTED AT ALL DUE TO LACK OF FACTORY SPARE PARTS BEING MADE AVAILABLE BY POLARIS/VICTORY.

NHTSA complaint #10851304 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 9 May 2015 at 11,000 miles Laguna Niguel, CA

POWER TRAIN

I WAS ENTERING A FREEWAY ON RAMP ACCELERATING WHEN I HAD TROUBLE SHIFTING FROM 3RD GEAR TO 4TH. INSTEAD OF SHIFTING INTO 4TH IT WENT INTO A NEUTRAL STATE AND NOTHING IN THE GEAR BOX FELT LIKE IT WAS ENGAGING.

NHTSA complaint #10715477 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

Filed 5 Dec 2008 at 1,100 miles Hope, ID