Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2006 Victory Hammer, most frequently naming the body & structure, other / unspecified and suspension categories. 6 manufacturer communications are on file.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
Not enough dated records to plot a meaningful trend — 2 months of data.
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
POLARIS HAWKEYE 2006 THE LOWER REAR A FRAME MOUNT TORE AWAY FROM THE FRAME ALLOWING THE REAR WHEEL TO TOE OUT AND THE MACHINE TO SWERVE SIDEWAYS. I HAVE ORDERED THE NEW REINFORCED SUBFRAME BUT NEITHER THE DEALER OR POLARIS IS WILLING TO HELP WITH THE COST. CONSIDERING THE NUMBER OF ARTICLES ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM ON LINE, I'M SURPRISED THAT POLARIS HASN'T DONE A RECALL. *TR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP IN THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE SKIDDED TO A STOP. THE DEALERSHIP SENT A TECHNICIAN TO RETRIEVE THE VEHICLE. THE WHEEL RELEASED AFTER 5-10 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE WAS IN A TUNNEL AND THE CONTACT TRIED TO MOVE IT. THE REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AND THE REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING HOME. THE TECHNICIAN RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE AGAIN. UPON DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP. THE TECHNICIAN LOST CONTROL AND THE VEHICLE SKID DOWN THE ROAD, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES TO THE TECHNICIAN. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT TAKEN AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS.
A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL
A STOP RIDE MEANS THE CONSUMER MUST NOT OPERATE THEIR VEHICLE UNTIL THE REPAIR IS COMPLETE. We have been made aware that some dealers are incorrectly communicating the importance of STOP RIDE communications.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
VICTORY MOTORCYCLE: FUEL PUMP RETAINER CLIP FAILURE. THE FUEL PUMP RETAINER CLIP MAY HAVE BEEN WEAKENED BY A TOOLING MARK, WHICH MAY ALLOW THE FUEL PUMP INLET PORT TO SEPARATE FROM THE FUEL PUMP BODY, CAUSING REDUCTION OF FUEL PRESSURE AT THE FUEL RAIL. *PE
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
MISSING CARB EMISSIONS CERTIFICATION LABEL - EXECUTIVE ORDER D-268. *TT
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
TURN SIGNAL WIRE COLOR AND POLARITY QUESTIONS ADDRESSED. VOICE OF VICTORY. *TT
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR ACCESSORY TACHOMETER KIT 2875006 HAVE BEEN REVISED TO INCLUDE THE CONNECTION OF THE OVERDRIVE INDICATOR LIGHT WIRE. ON 2006 6 SPEED MODELS. VICTORY. *TT
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL CAPACITY REDUCED TO 5 QUARTS ON MOST 2006 MODELS. *TT
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.