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2014 Victory Vision Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 Apr 29, 2024
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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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jul 17, 2015

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2014 Victory Vision. 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.

Complaints, most recent first

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EnginePowertrain (other)
Filed Apr 29, 2024

I have experienced what is known in the Victory community as the C-Clip failure in the transmission. The bike has just over 17K miles on it. I was downshifting from 3rd gear to 2nd gear while coming out of a switchback curve and climbing a steep hill. As soon as I downshifted, the failure occured. There was a loud clashing of metal that you could literally feel in the seat of our pants (my wife was on the bike with me). The bike immediately lost power and no gear. I was able to handle the bike and pull into a scenic overlook that was nearby. I attempted to put the bike into 1st gear when stopped and could not shift through the gears and there was a lot of what sounded like metal "clanking" around in the crankcase. The immediate loss of gears is a real safety concern...not to mention an expensive repair. I have been quoted $3500 minimum and it's possibly more depending on any damage that may have occured to other parts. This has been documented on the Victory Facebook Group pages and I personally believe Polaris is ignoring the issue. They need to be held accountable for this issue. I suggest you reach out to Rylan Vos of the Vic Shop in Iowa as he has fielded many calls on this issue and also has developed a fix and can walk you through the details of the mechanical/safety issue. I have a video of what this sounds like with the bike running. I can send it.

NHTSA ID
11585992
Incident
Apr 25, 2024
Electrical
Filed Dec 1, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VICTORY VISION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE EXTERIOR HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND THE MOTORCYCLE INDEPENDENTLY SLOWED DOWN. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS SHUT OFF AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE CONTACT CHARGED THE BATTERY AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE MOTORCYCLE. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE AND THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE BATTERY WAS LOW AGAIN. THE CONTACT ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE RECTIFIER WAS DISPLAYING INACCURATE READINGS AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V131000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000.

NHTSA ID
10807832
Incident
Nov 20, 2015
Mileage
17,000 mi
Visibility
Filed Jul 17, 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 VICTORY VISION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE MIRRORS VIBRATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CLEARLY VIEW AND DETERMINE THE DISTANCE OF AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MIRROR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED IF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10734694
Incident
Feb 15, 2015
Mileage
3,000 mi

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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