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2010 Victory Hammer Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jan 30, 2012
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2010 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

  • Fuel system1100.0%

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

Fuel system

Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

I RODE THE BIKE 3-4 TIMES (~ 120 MI.) AFTER HAVING WORK DONE AT ON 4/29/2010. THE SECOND WEEK OF AUGUST 2011, I TURNED ON THE KEY TO START THE BIKE AND A SMALL AMOUNT OF GAS POURED FROM UNDER THE GAS TANK. I REMOVED THE TANK, CHECKED THE HOSE CONNECTION, COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING WRONG AND REPLACED THE TANK. TURNED ON THE KEY AGAIN AND AGAIN GAS POURED FROM UNDER THE TANK. THEN I REMOVED THE TANK AGAIN AND FOUND THE NIPPLE FROM THE FUEL PUMP BROKEN OFF IN THE HOSE. THE FUEL PUMP NIPPLE IS NOT VISIBLE UNLESS THE HOSE IS REMOVED. THE FUEL PUMP CYCLES ONCE WHEN THE IGNITION IS TURNED ON. THE GAS TANK FITS SNUGLY, IT IS UNWIELDY (ESPECIALLY WHEN FULL) AND IT IS EASY TO BUMP THE HOSE/NIPPLE AGAINST THE FRAME OR OTHER COMPONENTS WHEN REMOVING AND REINSTALLING THE TANK. APPARENTLY, THE NIPPLE WAS CRACKED DURING THE WORK AT THEN GRADUALLY ENLARGED DUE TO ROAD/ENGINE VIBRATIONS. MY TANK REMOVALS AND REINSTALLATIONS PROBABLY FINALLY COMPLETED THE CRACK. I EXPLAINED THESE EVENTS TO AND WAS TOLD THEY ALSO HAD TO REPLACE A FUEL PUMP BECAUSE OF THE INADEQUATE NIPPLE (IT BROKE COMPLETELY WHILE IN THEIR GARAGE). SO I PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT FUEL PUMP: IT HAD A SUBSTANTIALLY LARGER NIPPLE AND HOSE AND THE FUEL PUMP/NIPPLE PLASTIC MATERIAL COMPOSITION WAS DIFFERENT. SO, POLARIS RECOGNIZES THE INADEQUACY OF THE FUEL PUMP NIPPLE AND HAS REDESIGNED IT TO BE SAFER. IF THE ENGINE HAD BEEN HOT/RUNNING WHEN THE GAS STARTED LEAKING, I COULD HAVE BEEN BURNED SEVERELY; IF RIDING, I COULD HAVE CRASHED. MANY, IF NOT MOST, MOTORCYCLE OWNERS MAKE MODIFICATIONS AND/OR ADD ACCESSORIES TO THEIR MOTORCYCLES THEMSELVES. THE FRAGILE FUEL PUMP NIPPLE IS DANGEROUS. PLEASE HAVE IT RECALLED. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

NHTSA ID 10445853 · filed Jan 30, 2012

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

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