NHTSA Complaint #10616056 — 2011 VICTORY CROSS COUNTRY

WHILE AT ROAD SPEED I HIT A MODERATE BUMP IN THE ROAD CAUSING THE PLASTIC FACTORY INSTALLED MOLDED PLASTIC PART TO SHEAR OFF AT THE TANK PLATE FACE. THIS CAUSED GASOLINE TO POUR OUT THE GAS NIPPLE BETWEEN MY LEGS AND ON TO THE HOT PIPES BELOW. THANKFULLY I WAS SMART AND QUICK ENOUGH TO SHUT DOWN THE BIKE AND STEP AWAY FROM IT TILL A TOW TRUCK ARRIVED. ONE SPARK OR THE PIPES BE A LITTLE HOTTER AS I HAD JUST STOPPED ABOUT 1 MILE BEFORE FOR LUNCH SO THE PIPES WERE NOT AS HOT AS THEY COULD HAVE BEEN. THIS IS IN MY MIND A DEFECTIVE CHEAP PLASTIC PART IN A CRITICAL CONNECTION. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN TO KEEP FROM BEING A ROLLING FIRE BALL ON OUR NATIONS HIGHWAYS. POLARIS FROM MY DISCUSSIONS THUS FAR HAVE NO REPLACEMENT PART FOR THIS BIKE THAT ISN'T A DUPLICATE OF THE PART THAT BROKE TO BEGIN WITH. I HAVE REFUSED TO REPLACE MY BIKE PART FOR ONE OF THEIR PARTS AND HAVE CHOSEN TO HAVE THE PART FABRICATED ON MY OWN TO REPLACE IT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE POLARIS LINE OF MOTORCYCLES AS THEY HAVE THIS SAME PART IN ALL THEIR NEW BIKES. SO YOU HAVE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF POTENTIAL ROLLING FIRE BALLS ON OUR ROADS TODAY. *TR