NHTSA Complaint #10644381 — 2011 VICTORY CROSS COUNTRY

THE LATCH ON THE RIGHT SIDE SADDLE BAG IS WEARING ITS WAY THROUGH THE LATCH BRACKET. SEVERAL VICTORY CROSS COUNTRY OWNERS HAVE SITED THAT THEIR BRACKET HAS SHEARED RIGHT THROUGH THUS ALLOWING THE SADDLEBAG LID TO FLY OPEN WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. MY BRACKET HAS NOT SHEARED THROUGH YET BUT THE CUT IS 1/2 WAY THROUGH. VICTORY'S RESPONSE TO THE PROBLEM IS THAT I MUST BUY A WHOLE NEW LOCK SET AT AN ASTRONOMICAL COST. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT EXIST ON THE LEFT SADDLE BAD BECAUSE THE BRACKET IS REVERSED ON THAT SIDE AND WILL NOT SUFFER THE VIBRATION RELATED WEAR THAT THE RIGHT SIDE DOES. SEVERAL WEBSITES, I.E. WWW.BUYWITCHDOCTORS.COM HAVE OFFERED ONLINE VIDEO CLIPS THAT SHOW YOU HOW TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO PLAGUE THE RIGHT SIDE SADDLE BAG LATCH BRACKET. I FEEL VICTORY SHOULD OWN UP TO ITS DESIGN FLAW AND ISSUE REPLACEMENT PARTS. *TR