Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2008 Victory Vision submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 15 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
THE REAR BRAKES HAVE FAILED A NUMBER OF TIMES. I HAVE HAD THEM BLEED AND MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED AT THE DEALER BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR. NOW THAT VICTORY IS NO LONGER AROUND SERVICE IS BECOMING IMPOSSIBLE. THIS IS AN EXTREME DANGER AND THE PROBLEM REOCCURS. AIR IS GETTING INTO THE LINES SOMEWHERE. BIKE IS NOW PARKED AS IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO RIDE.
THE REAR BRAKES ON MY VICTORY VISION HAVE GONE OUT SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING THAT I CAN THINK OF TO FIX THE PROBLEM. VICTORY/POLARIS NEEDS TO RECALL THIS ITEM AND FIX IT. DRIVER SAFETY IS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE.
WHEN BIKE SITS FOR A FEW WEEKS THE REAR BREAK GOES SOFT. HAVE TO HAVE MECHANIC BLEED THE BREAKS 1 OR 2 TIMES A YEAR. SOMEHOW AIR IS GETTING IN THE LINE EATHER FROM BREAK LINE OR MASTER CYLINDER. PROBLEM IS RECURRING.
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 FLOOR. I DOWNSHIFTED AS FAST HAS I COULD IN ORDER TO AVOID STRIKING THE VEHICLE. 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
WHILE EXITING I 75 TO BUY 50 WEST MY REAR BRAKE FAILED LEAVING ME ONLY 1/2 FRONT BRAKES. TRAVERSER POLARIS IN ROSS OH. MADE WARRANTY REPAIRS ON 7/3/14. ON 8/17/14 THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN ON PA RT. 641 WHEREBY I NEARLY WENT OVER A 200 FOOT CLIFF. TRAVERSER REPAIRED THE BRAKES A 2ND TIME ON 8/19 /14. THE BRAKES FAILED A 3RD TIME ON 9/6/14. IN CINCINNATI NEAR OH RD 50 IN SADANSVILLE. I AFRAID TO LET TRAVERSER REPAIR THEM AGAIN. *TR
THE REARS BRAKES ON MY VICTORY VISION ARE WORKING CORRECTLY THE PEDAL IS GOING TO THE FLOOR. ALL OF THE PADS ARE BRAND NEW. I HAVE BLEED THE BRAKES TWO TIMES THEY WORK BETTER THEN STOP WORKING AND THE PEDAL AFTER ABOUT 45 MILES STARTS TO GO BACK TO THE FLOOR. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT MANY PEOPLE ARE ALSO HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH VICTORY VISION REAR BRAKES ON THEIR BIKES. *TR
REAR BRAKES HAVE FAILED TWICE. FIXED BOTH TIMES UNDER WARRANTY. THEY HAVE TWICE REPLACED PARTS AND HAVE NO GUARANTEE IT WONT FAIL AGAIN. SEEM TO HAPPEN TO THEIR MOTORCYCLES AFTER SITTING FOR A FEW WEEKS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VICTORY VISION MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
REAR BRAKE SUDDENLY NOT FUNCTIONAL BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FLOORBOARD. THIS HAS NOW HAPPENED AGAIN FOR THE 4TH TIME IN 5 YEARS. VICTORY SHOP SAYS THEY JUST HAVE TO BLEED FROM THE FRONT CALIPER TO REMOVE AIR. THEY TELL ME THAT VICTORY SAYS IT IS DUE TO THE VINYL BRAKE LINE, AND THAT TEMPERATURE CHANGES CAUSE AIR TO BUILD UP IN THE APPORTIONMENT VALVE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, AND SEEMS TO HAVE AFFECTED HUNDREDS OF BIKES FROM READING FORUMS ON THE INTERNET. POLARIS NEEDS TO FIND A FIX AND PERFORM A RECALL. *TR
REAR BRAKE FAILURE ON 2008 VICTORY VISION.. WHILE OUT RIDING WENT TO USE REAR BRAKE PEDAL AND IT JUST WENT DOWN, NO BRAKES. TOOK TO DEALER IN CEDAR RAPIDS IOWA. WHEN THEY BLED BRAKES THEY SAID THERE WAS A LARGE VOLUME OF AIR IN SYSTEM .NO LEAKS IN BRAKELINE OR FROM CALIPER. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE 2008 VISIONS AND VICTORY WILL NOT STEP UP TO FIX THE PROBLEM.THIS IS A TRUE SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR
AFTER BIKE SITS AWHILE @2-3WEEKS THERE ISN'T ANY REAR BRAKES,PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR . I WAS ABLE TO PUMP THEM BUT THEY JUST GO BACK TO NOTHING JUST AIR.AFTER BLEEDING BRAKES THEY SEEMED TO WORK GOOD BUT FOR HOW LONG I'M UNSURE ..AFTER READING SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON LINE IN REFERENCE TO THE SAME PROBLEM VICTORY NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND RECALL THIS BIKE AND CORRECT THE ISSUE. *TR *JS
IN MAY 2011, I WAS CONTEMPLATED RIDING MY MOTORCYCLE AFTER SITTING FOR THE WINTER (NOV THROUGH MAY). AS I CHECKED THE BIKE, I NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR THE REAR BRAKES HAD NO PRESSURE. I REALIZED MY MOTORCYCLE HAD NO REAR BRAKES. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS ADVISED TO BRING THE BIKE IN AND THEY WOULD CHECK IT, AND AS A RESULT, THEY HAD TO BLEED THE BRAKES. AFTERWARDS, I DIDN'T INCUR ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE BIKE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SUMMER. DURING THE WINTER MONTHS, AGAIN THE BIKE WAS NOT USED. LAST MONTH, (MAY 2012) I TOOK MY BIKE FOR A RIDE, AGAIN, I EXPERIENCED PROBLEM WITH THE REAR BRAKES. I CALLED THE VICTORY DEALER AGAIN AND ADVISED THEM OF THE SAME PROBLEM. ONCE AGAIN, I WAS TOLD TO BRING THE BIKE IN AND THEY WOULD BLEED THE BRAKES. THE TECHNICIAN CHECKED THE BRAKES AND THEN ADVISED ME THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER IS BAD.THE BIKE HAS 11,300 MILES. THERE IS NO LEAK COMING FROM THE BRAKES OR BRAKE LINES. I FEEL THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM ON THESE BIKES ARE FLAWED, AND HOPE THAT YOUR AGENCY CAN LOOK INTO THIS MATTER BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED. I IMPLORE YOU TO INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AFTER FINDING SIMILAR PROBLEMS (DURING MY RESEARCH) WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER. I BELIEVE THERE IS A DEFECT WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER PART AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE CONTACTED. *JS
AFTER THE BIKE SAT FOR THE WINTER, I FOUND I HAD NO REAR BRAKES. THE DEALER BLED THE BRAKES AND THEY WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT 6 WEEKS AND THEN WENT OUT AGAIN; THEY BLED THEM AGAIN. WHEN I RODE THE OTHER DAY I NOTICED THE REAR BRAKE PEDAL IS GOING DOWN AGAIN. I HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAPPEN AT 70 MPH IF SOMEONE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME AND I HAD TO STOP QUICKLY.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VICTORY VISION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR BRAKES FAILED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE AIR FLOW WAS ENTERING THROUGH THE BRAKE LINE AND CAUSING THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED WHO BLED THE BRAKES SYSTEM AND REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,205.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VICTORY VISION MOTORCYCLE. WHILE APPROACHING A STOP AT 30 MPH THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE FAILURES WERE CONTRIBUTED TO AIR BUBBLES IN THE BRAKE LINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTIONS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AFTER THE SERVICE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE CONTINUOUS FAILURES; WHICH THERE WERE NO PERMANENT REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,800. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,8000.
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.
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