2006 Victory Hammer Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2006 Victory Hammer, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Body & structure133.3%
- Other / unspecified133.3%
- Suspension133.3%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
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
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
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.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
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
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .