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Our database holds 57 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 Victory V92C. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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TRAVELING 495N WENT TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD THE GEAR KICKED BACK TO 2ND GEAR AND AFTER THAT, TRIED SHIFTING BACK BUT THE TRANSMISSION GAVE AWAY NONE OF THE GEARS WORK NOW, THIS WAS AFTER THE TRANSMISSION RECALL WAS DONE.....VICTORY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE BUT YET THEY KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUE... *TR
I WAS TRAVELING HOME AFTER PURCHASING THE BIKE FROM THE SECOND OWNER. A VICTORY V92C MADE IN AMERICA, ONLY 5,203 MILES WHEN I GOT IT. I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED A VERY HARD HITTING, LOUD SOUNDING CLUNK WHEN I SHIFTED GEARS COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I THOUGHT THAT MAYBE IT WAS JUST THE NORM FOR THIS BIKE. I FOUND OUT I WAS WRONG AND IT NEARLY COST ME MY LIFE. THE FIRST INDICATION THAT I MAYBE IN TROUBLE WAS THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT PROPERLY SHIFTING IN TO 2ND GEAR OR 3RD GEAR. WHEN I WOULD SHIFT INTO SECOND IT WOULD POP INTO NEUTRAL AND SOMETIMES WHEN SHIFTING INTO 3RD IT WOULD SEEM TO GO INTO 3RD FOR AN INSTANT AND THEN DROP INTO 2ND AGAIN. I AM NEW TO MOTORCYCLE RIDING AND THOUGHT THAT I WAS DOING SOMETHING WRONG AND TRIED TO BE MORE ATTENTIVE TO MY SHIFTS. ABOUT 80 MILES INTO MY TRIP HOME IT STARTED TO RAIN. I HIT EXIT 50 OFF OF I-71 IN OHIO AND INTENDED TO HEAD FOR COVER AT THE PILOT FUEL STATION THERE. AT THE TOP OF THE EXIT RAMP WAS A STOP SIGN. I STOPPED AND PROCEEDED WITH CAUTION. JUST AS I HIT THE APEX OF MY LEFT HAND TURN I SHIFTED FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, RELEASED THE CLUTCH, FELT THIRD GEAR ENGAGE AND WAS IMMEDIATELY THROWN THE ROAD WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED BACK INTO SECOND GEAR. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDS TO THESE TRANSMISSIONS. LUCKILY MY INJURIES WERE MINOR. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE THERE IS A DEATH IF NOT MULTIPLES. SINCERELY, NEW TO CYCLING IN GALLOWAY, OHIO. *TR
ON 9/1/11 RIDING MY STOCK 1999 VICTORY V92 THE MOTORCYCLE ON A LONG TRIP THE BIKE BEGAN MISSING 3RD GEAR THEN EXITING AN INTERSECTION (DRY, SUNNY, 80, LIGHT ACCEL) THE BIKE RANDOMLY DOWNSHIFTED FROM 3 INTO 2 AT 40 MPH. DUE TO UNEXPECTED RAPID DROP IN BIKE SPEED, CONTROL OF BIKE WAS BRIEFLY LOST AND LEFT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE FRONT FLOORBOARD, HITTING PAVEMENT AND BOOT BEING PULLED UNDER THE FLOORBOARD/FRAME. BIKE WAS KEPT UP AND STOPPED ON ROADSIDE. WITH HELP OF COMPANION, I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET OFF BIKE. FOOT WAS BRUISED/SWOLLEN BUT NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED. AFTER REST AND VISUAL INSPECTION WE CONTINUED TRIP. I HAVE OWNED THIS BIKE FOR 5 YEARS AND IT ALWAYS HAD SOME NEUTRAL ISSUES IN BETWEEN 2-3 GEARS, BUT NEVER RANDOM DOWNSHIFTS. AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE CONDITION REPEATED AND GREW WORSE UNTIL IT OCCURRED ANYTIME THE BIKE WAS IN 3RD GEAR. BEING 1500 MILES FROM HOME I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO CONTINUE MY TRIP BACK VERY CAREFULLY AVOIDING 3RD GEAR WITH FEAR OF PIECE OF DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION LOCKING UP GEARS UPON TAKING BIKE TO VICTORY DEALERSHIP, THEY REFUSED TO SERVICE 1999 BIKES DUE TO LACK OF POLARIS CORPORATE SUPPORT. THEY ALSO FIRST INFORMED ME OF THE HISTORY OF PROBLEMS ON 1999 TRANS AND CANCELED RECALLS. I HAVE BEEN THE SOLE REGISTERED OWNER OF THIS BIKE SINCE 6/2007 AND HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION FROM POLARIS ON DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS, SAFETY ISSUES, OR RECALLS. NOW AFTER MY OWN EXTENSIVE RESEARCH, I SEE THE SAME FAILURE ON MY BIKE IS VERY COMMON (OVER 600 GOING BACK 12 YRS) NHTSA INVESTIGATIONS BUT NO CORRECTIVE ACTIONS. SAFETY STUDY DOCUMENTS HIDDEN FROM THE PUBLIC BY POLARIS LAWYERS. WHY WAS THIS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE/UNSAFE TRANSMISSION NOT RECALLED? WHY ARE THE STUDY DOCUMENTS HIDDEN FROM THE PUBLIC? WHY WAS INVESTIGATION CLOSED WHEN THERE IS SUCH A CLEAR AND PRESENT SAFETY ISSUE TO THE TRAVELING PUBLIC USING THESE UNSAFE TRANSMISSIONS? *JS *KB
I HAVE A 1999 VICTORY V92C. AND NOW AT 23,000 I HAVE LOST 4TH GEAR WHEN SHIFTING FROM 3RD UP. I SEE THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE EARLY MODELS FROM VICTORY. VICTORY OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF THE COST OF PARTS BUT NOTHING FOR LABOR COSTS. THIS OFFER ENDED 10-07. I PURCHASED MY V92C IN JUNE OF 2008. IT SEEMS THAT VICTORY KNOWS THERE IS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM OR THEY WOULD NOT MAKE THE OFFER AT ALL. IF THAT IS THE CASE WHY ARE THEY NOT BEING HELD 100% RESPONSIBLE LIKE OTHER VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VICTORIA V92C MOTORCYCLE. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 30-35 MPH THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SLIPPED OUT OF THIRD GEAR AS A RESULT OF THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS THEN SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VICTORY V92C MOTORCYCLE. WHILE RIDING IN THIRD GEAR AT ANY SPEED, THE GEAR AUTOMATICALLY JUMPS TO SECOND GEAR. THE FAILURE LOCKS UP THE WHEELS AND CAUSES THE REAR WHEEL TO SKID. THE CONTACT SWERVED AND LOST CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE ON ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN AND HAS BEEN PARKED FOR OVER A MONTH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
TRANSMISSION FAILURE EVEN AFTER RECALL WAS COMPLETED....JUMPS OUT OF 3RD GEAR DOWN TO SECOND CREATING VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VICTORY V92C MOTORCYCLE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED FROM THIRD TO SECOND GEAR. THE CONTACT SWERVED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,800. UPDATED 06/03/09 *BF UPDATED 06/04/09.*JB
NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. IT WAS A SUDDEN CHANGE. MY 1999 VICTORY V92C WITH ONLY 10K MILES JUST STARTED DOWNSHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEAR. IT IS HAPPENING MORE AND MORE OFTEN TO THE POINT I WILL NOT RIDE IT NOW. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REPAIR IT BECAUSE VICTORY HAS NO OFFICIAL RECALL AND THEY WANT YOU, AS A CONSUMER TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION AT YOUR OWN COST. IT IS AROUND $3000. THIS SITUATION HAS HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF OTHER RIDERS. THERE ARE FORUMS ALL OVER THE INTERNET COMPLAINING ABOUT THE 199,2000, AND 2001 VICTORY V92C TRANSMISSIONS....IT IS UNFAIR! *TR
8 MONTHS AGO I PURCHASED A USED 1999 VICTORY V92C MOTORCYCLE THAT ONLY HAD 6200 MILES ON IT, I NOTICED SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE BIKE THAT IT WOULD SOMETIMES NOT FULLY ENGAGE INTO 3RD GEAR. I WAS NOT MADE AWARE WHEN I PURCHASED THE BIKE, OF THE MANUFACTURER DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE SINCE BEEN TOLD THAT A RECALLED SPROCKET WAS ORDERED FOR THE BIKES WITH THE UPGRADED TRANSMISSION, BUT IN THE THREE MONTHS SINCE I WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL THE SPROCKET HAS NEVER COME IN, TO BE INSTALLED ON MY BIKE BY BORING POLARIS OF OREGON AND MY BIKE HAS NEVER HAD THE UPGRADE AND I HAVE A COMPLETE FILE ON THE HISTORY OF MY BIKE. NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS JUST ABOUT LOST 3RD GEAR ALL TOGETHER, AND WILL COST ME OVER $3000.00 TO HAVE REPAIRED AND THE BIKE NOW HAS 12000 MILES ON IT. I HAD A LOCAL VICTORY DEALERSHIP CHECK THE BIKE SHORTLY AFTER I BOUGHT IT, LESS THAN 30 DAYS. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF THESE ISSUES EVEN THOUGH THE DATABASE AT THE DEALERSHIP SHOWS A COMPLETE HISTORY OF MY BIKE. I KNOW IT IS BUYER BEWARE, BUT EVERYTHING I HAVE READ INDICATES THAT VICTORY HAS ALWAYS KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO RECALL THE BIKES EFFECTED AND REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. LEAVING THE OWNER WITH A $3000.00 REPAIR BILL. HOW MANY UNKNOWING AND UNSUSPECTING CONSUMERS HAVE TO BE SCREWED OVER BECAUSE OF A LACK OF HONESTY ON THE SELLERS PART, AND VICTORIES NOT OWNING UP TO THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES AS THE MANUFACTURER. I LOVE MY BIKE, BUT NOW IT IS WORTHLESS TO ME IN TERMS OF RESALE OR TRADE IN VALUE. I REFUSE TO PASS MY PROBLEM ON TO SOMEONE ELSE. *TR
I HAD TO DOWN SHIFT TO FOURTH GEAR N I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE ENGINE WAS REVVING HIGH AND I WAS SLOWING DOWN THE CAUSE OF IT WAS THAT I LOST FOURTH GEAR AND IT RATTLES REALLY LOUD. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND ITS A 3500 FIX AND I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM SO WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO FIX IT IF I OWN THERE PRODUCT. IT SHOULD WORK LIKE IT SHOULD IF THEY ARE SELLING IT NOT HAVE TO KEPT DUMPING MONEY INTO A PROBLEM THAT'S THEIR PROBLEM. *TR
I OWN A 1999 VICTORY V92C MOTORCYCLE. THE THIRD GEAR CONSTANTLY SLIPS OUT OF GEAR CAUSING AN EXTREMELY FAST DROP IN SPEED WHICH LAUNCHES THE DRIVER FORWARD AND SOMETIMES LOCKS UP THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING THE BIKE TO GO INTO A SKID WHICH COULD RESULT IN THE DRIVER LOSING CONTROL AND CRASHING. *TR
MY VICTORY V92C HAS 7,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS LOST 4TH GEAR COMPLETELY. IT STARTED BY SLIPPING INTO A FALSE NEUTRAL ONCE IN A WHILE AND NOW HAS COMPLETELY LOST 4TH GEAR. REPAIR SHOP TELLS ME THAT THIS IS A HUGE AND VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE BIKES AND THAT VICTORY WILL NOT RECALL THEM. THEY EVEN SAID THAT THE REAR WHEEL COULD LOCK UP AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR
THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT PROPERLY INTO THIRD GEAR OR WILL JUMP OUT OF THIRD GEAR. THE BIKE WILL JUMP OR LURCH OUT OF CONTROL , LOCKING UP THE BACK TIRE CAUSING THE RIDER TO LOSE CONTROL. SOMETIMES THE BIKE WILL BEGIN BUCKING/JUMPING FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY THIS AGAIN WILL CAUSE THE RIDER TO LOSE CONTROL. THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL/YEAR /MAKE IS WELL DOCUMENTED. THE DEALERS KNOW OF THE PROBLEM, POLARIS KNOWS OF THE PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO RECALL OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS NEEDS TO INTERVENE NOW BEFORE MORE RIDERS AND THE PUBLIC IS HOUR OR KILLED BY THESE MACHINES. THIS IS THE PINTO/CORVAIR OF MOTORCYCLES. I HAVE CONTACTED YOU IN THE PAST AND HAVE CONTACTED POLARIS ON THIS MATTER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THIS HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE THESE BIKES WERE FIRST SOLD. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS DAILY,WEEKLY EVERY TIME YOU RIDE. *TR
I OWN A V92C VICTORY MOTORCYCLE AND HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I KNOW THAT THE NHTSA HAS AN ACTION ON THIS (#PEO4057) HOWEVER WHEN I TAKE THE BIKE IN TO THE DEALER THEY TELL ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS MY SECOND 1999 V92C AND I HAD NONE OF THESE PROBLEMS ON THE FIRST ONE THAT I BOUGHT NEW, HOWEVER THE CURRENT BIKE THAT I HAVE WAS PRE-OWNED AND THIS I THINK IS WHERE THE PROBLEM IS SINCE IT WAS A PREVIOUSLY OWNED BIKE THEY ARE JUST BLOWING ME OFF. I KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM AND CAN'T SEEM TO GET THEM TO TAKE CARE OF IT. I NEED ADVICE ON WHAT TO DO AT THIS POINT AS THE LAST TIME IT WAS AT THE DEALER THEY DID SAY THAT POLARIS WOULD CHANGE OUT SOME OF THE GEARS BUT THAT IT WOULD COST ME $700-900 OUT OF POCKET FOR LABOR ON AN ITEM THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE MANUFACTURE. THANK YOU ANTHONY GARCIA
LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON MOTORCYCLE AND TRANSMISSIONWAS SLIPPING IN THIRD GEAR. *AK
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VICTORY V92C. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO DRIVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN UPGRADED TRANSMISSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.*AK
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED RECALL 06V298000 ON NOVEMBER 22, 2006 FOR THE 1999 VICTORY V92C WITH 13800 CURRENT MILEAGE. THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT THE LENGTH OF TIME IT WAS TAKING TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURES TO DATE.*AK
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 VICTORY V92C. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH THE REAR TIRE LOCKED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SKID TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL FAILED ATTEMPTS. THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 5,700.*AK
I PURCHASED A NEW VICTORY V92C ON 8/30/1999. THE TRANSMISSION WAS LOUD WHEN SHIFTING, FROM THE VERY BEGINNING. MY DEALER (NOW OUT OF BUSINESS)ASSURED ME THAT ALL WAS NORMAL .A NOISY CLUNKING SOUND WHEN SHIFTING WAS THE FIRST SYMPTON. FALSE NEUTRALS FOLLOWED, THEN MISSED 3 TO 4 SHIFTS, AND FALLING BACK DOWN TO 3RD WHEN SHIFTING TO 4TH. NOW WITH ONLY 4500 MILES ON THE BIKE, THE TRANSMISSION CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA IN 2001 ON THIS SAME VEHICLE BUT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY COMMUNICATION FROM NHSTA AND DO NOT SEE MY FORM ON THIS FORUM, SO I FEEL RE-FILING IS REQUIRED.*AK
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE 1999 VICTORY V92C WITH 78000 CURRENT MILEAGE ON NOVEMBER 22, 2006, WHICH STATED THAT ON DECEMBER 18, 2006 . THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE CALLED THE DEALER, AND WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WOULD NOT BE SCHEDULED UNTIL JUNE 2007. THERE HAD NOT BEEN A FAILURE TO DATE.*AK THE RECALL WAS FOR THE REAR SPOCKET AND TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD NOT TO RIDE THE BIKE. UPDATED 03/19/07. *JB
I CURRENTLY HAVE A 99 VICTORY MOTORCYCLE WITH A KNOWN DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. POLARIS IS CURRENTLY DOING A "UPGRADE" BUT WILL NOT PUBLICALLY ADMIT THAT THEY HAVE AN ISSUE. I KNOW THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING SINCE IT WOULD COST THEM TOO MUCH MONEY. I KNOW THAT IN THE PAST OTHER CAR COMPANIES WOULD TAKE SOME INITIATIVE AND REPAIR IT ON THEIR OWN. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE THEM JUST REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT NO COST TO MYSELF OR ANY OF THE OTHER OWNERS OF THEIR PRODUCT AND IT'S SHORT COMINGS. *NM
WE ARE THE THIRD OWNERS OF A 99 VICTORY TOURING CRUISER. THE TRANSMISSION CLUNKED UPON PURCHASE AND WE WERE UNSURE IF THIS WAS COMMON TO THIS BIKE. WE HAVE JUST HAD A REPLACEMENT KIT INSTALLED AT A GREAT EXPENSE. WE WERE NEVER INJURED ON THIS BIKE BUT CAUGHT IT JUST BEFORE MAJOR PROBLEMS HAPPENED TO IT. *NM
INTERMITTENT GEAR LOCKING UP BETWEEN GEARS 2+3 AND 3+4. PULLING OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND ROCKING THE BIKE BACK AND FORTH RELEASES. UNIT HAS ALSO POPPED IN AND OUT OF GEAR 3 WHILE UNDER POWER AND OCCURRENCES ARE INCREASING IN FREQUENCY AS THE BIKE AGES. 1999 V92C VICTORY MOTORCYCLE 19,000 MILES. DEALER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED TRANS UPGRADE KIT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM AND INDICATED POLARIS RESOLVED ISSUE WITH TRANS A YEAR AGO WITH CUSTOMERS (2005). I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT I WOULD NEED TO PAY APPROXIMATELY $3,000 FOR THE FIX, SINCE IT WAS NOT A RECALLED ITEM. *NM
WHILE DRIVING, IT IS BECOMING MORE COMMON FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO POP-OUT OF GEAR AND INTO A SORT OF NEUTRAL STATE. TYPICALLY IT IS EXPECTED WHILE SHIFTING INTO THIRD GEAR. IT IS MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION (APPROX 80 % OF SHIFTS). THE POPPING OUT OF GEAR FIRST OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE (OCTOBER 2000), AND HAS DEVELOPED INTO A MORE COMMON INCIDENCE. AS THE CONDITION WORSENS, IT OCCURS EVEN UNDER MILD ACCELERATION (APPROX 10 % OF SHIFTS). I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT A FAILURE IN TRAFFIC THAT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. INSTANCES, SUCH AS CROSSING A BUSY STREET, OR ENTERING A FREEWAY HAVE BEEN UNSETTLING. IT IS MY HOPE THAT THE MANUFACTURE WILL PROPOSE A TRANSMISSION FIX/RECALL BEFORE THIS KILLS RIDERS. *JB
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