NHTSA Complaint #10013665 — 2000 VICTORY V92

I OWN A 2000 VICTORY V92C. IT HAS SUFFERED SEVERAL PROBLEMS, ALL THAT HAVE BEEN DEALT WITH BY VICTORY IN A TIMELY FASHION, BUT I FEEL THAT IT IS NECESSARY TO REPORT THIS MATTER TO YOU BECAUSE OTHER VICTORY OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR ISSUES. THE NHTSA WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN CAUSING A RECALL FOR THE FUEL PUMP, OF WHICH I SUFFERED ONE FAILURE. VICTORY REPLACED THAT ORIGINAL PUMP WITHOUT QUESTION. MY MAIN AREA OF CONCERN IS THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION. ON 7/26/01, THE FRONT DRIVE SPROCKET WAS REPLACED AFTER IT SPUN ON WHILE I WAS ON A TOUR, WITH JUST OVER 15,000 MILES ON THE BIKE. ON 8/24/02, MY LOCAL DEALER NOTED THAT THE FRONT DRIVE SPROCKET HAD AGAIN WORN OUT, AT JUST OVER 31,000 MILES. BY 9/24/02, VICTORY HAD REPLACED MY ENTIRE TRANSMISSION. MY AREA OF CONCERN IS THAT I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL VICTORY MOTORCYCLES FROM 1999 AND 2000 THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED (THERE WAS A CHANGE IN DESIGN IN 2001, WHICH SEEMS TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM) DUE TO SIMILAR TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE NHTSA SHOULD LOOK INTO. *NLM