2008 Victory Vision Tour 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 2008 Victory Vision Tour, 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
- Brakes750.0%
- Body & structure428.6%
- Fuel system214.3%
- Steering17.1%
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
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH REAR BRAKE FAILURE. REAR BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND DOES NOT ENGAGE THE BRAKES. NO LEAK SIGNS OF ANY FLUID. THIS SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH VICTORY MOTORCYCLES AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON LINE. WWW.VISION-RIDERS.COM. I HAVE HAD MY BIKE IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES WITH THIS ISSUE. THE BRAKES WERE BLED EVERY TIME THE REAR BRAKES FAILED. I WAS TRAVELING ON A CITY STREET, A BLACK IN COLOR CHEVROLET TRUCK HAD PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED BY FRONT AND REAR BREAKS. WHEN I APPLIED MY REAR BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOD. I DOWNSHIFTED AS FAST HAS I COULD IN ORDER TO AVOID STRIKING THE VEHICLE. THE BIKE WAS THEN TOWED HOME. I WAS TOLD THAT AIR WAS IN THE SYSTEM BUT NO LEAKS HAVE EVER BEEN FOUND. VICTORY DEALERSHIP STATED THAT NO RECALLS HAVE BEEN PUT OUT BY VICTORY. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR EVEN KILLED. THANK YOU. *TR
THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. AFTER THE BIKE HAS SET UNUSED FOR 2-3 MONTHS THE REAR BRAKES HAVE NO PRESSURE. THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY BLEED THE BRAKE LINES AND ALL WAS GOOD. AFTER THE RIDING SEASON AND LETTING THE BIKE SET FOR 3 MONTHS THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, NO REAR BRAKES. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH AND COMING TO A STOP, THE MOTORCYCLE SUDDENLY BECAME UNSTEERABLE, AS IF THE STEERING CONTROL WAS LOCKED. I COASTED TO A STOP AND FOUND THAT THE BOTTOM REAR EDGE OF THE FRONT FENDER WAS LODGED IN THE LOWER BODY FRAME OPENING OF THE MOTORCYCLE, MAKING STEERING IMPOSSIBLE. THE FRONT FENDER OF THE VICTORY VISION IS COMPOSED OF TWO PIECES, WITH THE FRONT HALF METAL AND THE BACK HALF PLASTIC, ATTACHED WITH TWO SIDE BOLTS AND TWO TOP PINS THROUGH HOLES IN THE PLASTIC REAR PORTION. THE PLASTIC HAD CRACKED COMPLETELY THROUGH AT THE TWO SIDE CONNECTIONS AND BROKEN. THE PLASTIC REAR PORTION WAS ONLY BEING HELD ON BY THE TWO TOP PINS, ALLOWING THE REAR PIECE TO FLEX AND TO SWING BACKWARD AND JAM INTO THE OPENING IN FRONT OF THE ENGINE. THIS LOCKED THE STEERING CONTROLS AND PREVENTED STEERING INPUT. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AND THIS HAPPENED ON A MOSTLY STRAIGHT ROAD. *TR
REAR PORTION OF THE FRONT FENDER BROKE OFF AND GOT JAMMED INTO THE LOWER SECTION OF THE FRONT FAIRING. NO CRASH OR DAMAGE AT THIS SLOW SPEED BUT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD IF IT HAD OCCURRED AT SPEED. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Fuel system
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.
From owner reports, verbatim
MY GAS GAUGE IS NOT READING THE FUEL LEVELS CORRECTLY. THE GAUGE WILL ONLY GO THE 1/4 LEVEL EVEN WHEN THE TANK IS TOTALLY FULL OF FUEL. THIS IS A PAIN IN THE BUTT AS SOMETIMES THE GAUGE DOES NOT GO THAT FALL AND THE TANK EMPTY SIGNAL IS ON SO YOU CAN NOT EVEN USE THE MILEAGE GAUGE AS IT WILL NOT WORK. *TR
I HAVE A 2008 VICTORY VISION. SOMETHING IS CAUSING A STRONG GAS SMELL AS YOU DRIVE. I HAVE HEARD IT IS EITHER A BAD TANK NECK OR BAD GAS CAP. I THINK VICTORY SHOULD DO A RECALL AND FIX THIS. I HAVE READ ONLINE THAT THEY ONLY ADDRESS AS A CASE BY CASE I.E. IF YOU COMPLAIN OR NOT. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Steering
Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage.
From owner reports, verbatim
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 30 MPH AND COMING TO A STOP, THE MOTORCYCLE SUDDENLY BECAME UNSTEERABLE, AS IF THE STEERING CONTROL WAS LOCKED. I COASTED TO A STOP AND FOUND THAT THE BOTTOM REAR EDGE OF THE FRONT FENDER WAS LODGED IN THE LOWER BODY FRAME OPENING OF THE MOTORCYCLE, MAKING STEERING IMPOSSIBLE. THE FRONT FENDER OF THE VICTORY VISION IS COMPOSED OF TWO PIECES, WITH THE FRONT HALF METAL AND THE BACK HALF PLASTIC, ATTACHED WITH TWO SIDE BOLTS AND TWO TOP PINS THROUGH HOLES IN THE PLASTIC REAR PORTION. THE PLASTIC HAD CRACKED COMPLETELY THROUGH AT THE TWO SIDE CONNECTIONS AND BROKEN. THE PLASTIC REAR PORTION WAS ONLY BEING HELD ON BY THE TWO TOP PINS, ALLOWING THE REAR PIECE TO FLEX AND TO SWING BACKWARD AND JAM INTO THE OPENING IN FRONT OF THE ENGINE. THIS LOCKED THE STEERING CONTROLS AND PREVENTED STEERING INPUT. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC AND THIS HAPPENED ON A MOSTLY STRAIGHT ROAD. *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 .