2009 VICTORY VISION — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

PHOTOS TO ADD TO NHTSA ID# 10948113

I BROUGHT VEHICLE IN FOR 30K SERVICE ON 01/20/17. THE TECH FOUND THAT THE GAS TANK WAS ENERGIZED BY ELECTRICITY. UPON DIAGNOSIS THEY FOUND THE SHARP SEAM ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK CUT THROUGH THE MAIN WIRING HARNESS INSULATION TO THE BARE WIRES ENERGIZING THE TANK AND CREATING A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD THAT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC.

I AM WRITING TO FORMALLY FILE A COMPLAINT. NO INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TO ME YET. BUT THERE IS A WHOLE LOT OF VICTORY VISION RIDERS WHO HAVE HAD A FAILURE OF THE FRONT FENDER CRACKING AND WEDGING BEHIND THEIR FRONT WHEEL CAUSING STEERING FAILURE. ALL OF THE VISION RIDERS ARE ULTIMATELY CONCERNED AND WE HAVE PETITIONED VICTORY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE DENIED. DOES A DEATH HAVE TO OCCUR FOR ANYONE TO NOTICE? HERE ARE A FEW LINKS OF LENGTHY DISCUSSIONS. HTTP://WWW.THEVOG.NET/FORUM/THREAD/20731/REAR-PLASTIC-FRONT-FENDER-DESIGN-FLAW-FACTORY-RECALL-DENIED/ HTTP://FORUMS.THEVMC.COM/BB/FORUMS/THREAD-VIEW.ASP?TID=133992&POSTS=67 HTTP://WWW.VISION-RIDERS.COM/BB/FORUMS/THREAD-VIEW.ASP?TID=14303&POSTS=50&MID=143364&HIGHLIGHT=FRONT+FENDER&HIGHLIGHTMODE=1&ACTION=SEARCH#M143364 HERE IS PART OF A LETTER I SENT TO VICTORY'S FACEBOOK PAGE: DEAR VICTORY, I AM WRITING TODAY ABOUT THE VICTORY VISION FRONT FENDER. YOU ARE WELL AWARE THAT MANY OF US HAVE EXPERIENCED CRACKING OF THE FRONT FENDER REAR PORTION. MANY HAVE FACED VERY SCARY SITUATIONS WHEN THE REAR PORTION ACTUALLY BREAKS OFF AND WEDGES BETWEEN THE FRONT WHEEL AND THE BATTERY CASING AND/OR FRAME, CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THESE ARE JUST A SAMPLING OF THE UNDESIRABLE POSTS REGARDING YOUR VISION FRONT FENDER DESIGN IN THE PROMINENT VICTORY FORUMS. IS A CRACKED AND THEN BROKEN FENDER A COSMETIC ITEM AND THUS DEEMED 'WEAR AND TEAR' DISPOSABLE? OR IS IT A SAFETY HAZARD? IS A WRONGFUL DEATH SUIT DUE TO GROSS NEGLIGENCE EVENTUALLY GOING TO BE VICTORY'S WAKEUP CALL? THIS WOULD BE A VERY UNFORTUNATE EVENT. I WONDER IF YOU DECIDED TO PLACE A STEEL FENDER ON THE CROSS COUNTRY/CROSS ROAD BIKES DUE TO THE HISTORY OF FENDER FAILURE ON THE VISION IS VICTORY SO HUNGRY FOR THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR THAT THEY REFUSE TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT BY THEIR CUSTOMERS? THINGS THAT MAKE YOU SAY, 'HMMMM'*TT

I AM WRITING TO FORMALLY FILE A COMPLAINT. NO INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TO ME YET. BUT THERE IS A WHOLE LOT OF VICTORY VISION RIDERS WHO HAVE HAD A FAILURE OF THE FRONT FENDER CRACKING AND WEDGING BEHIND THEIR FRONT WHEEL CAUSING STEERING FAILURE. ALL OF THE VISION RIDERS ARE ULTIMATELY CONCERNED AND WE HAVE PETITIONED VICTORY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY HAVE DENIED. DOES A DEATH HAVE TO OCCUR FOR ANYONE TO NOTICE? HERE ARE A FEW LINKS OF LENGTHY DISCUSSIONS. HTTP://WWW.THEVOG.NET/FORUM/THREAD/20731/REAR-PLASTIC-FRONT-FENDER-DESIGN-FLAW-FACTORY-RECALL-DENIED/ HTTP://FORUMS.THEVMC.COM/BB/FORUMS/THREAD-VIEW.ASP?TID=133992&POSTS=67 HTTP://WWW.VISION-RIDERS.COM/BB/FORUMS/THREAD-VIEW.ASP?TID=14303&POSTS=50&MID=143364&HIGHLIGHT=FRONT+FENDER&HIGHLIGHTMODE=1&ACTION=SEARCH#M143364 HERE IS PART OF A LETTER I SENT TO VICTORY'S FACEBOOK PAGE: DEAR VICTORY, I AM WRITING TODAY ABOUT THE VICTORY VISION FRONT FENDER. YOU ARE WELL AWARE THAT MANY OF US HAVE EXPERIENCED CRACKING OF THE FRONT FENDER REAR PORTION. MANY HAVE FACED VERY SCARY SITUATIONS WHEN THE REAR PORTION ACTUALLY BREAKS OFF AND WEDGES BETWEEN THE FRONT WHEEL AND THE BATTERY CASING AND/OR FRAME, CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. THESE ARE JUST A SAMPLING OF THE UNDESIRABLE POSTS REGARDING YOUR VISION FRONT FENDER DESIGN IN THE PROMINENT VICTORY FORUMS. IS A CRACKED AND THEN BROKEN FENDER A COSMETIC ITEM AND THUS DEEMED 'WEAR AND TEAR' DISPOSABLE? OR IS IT A SAFETY HAZARD? IS A WRONGFUL DEATH SUIT DUE TO GROSS NEGLIGENCE EVENTUALLY GOING TO BE VICTORY'S WAKEUP CALL? THIS WOULD BE A VERY UNFORTUNATE EVENT. I WONDER IF YOU DECIDED TO PLACE A STEEL FENDER ON THE CROSS COUNTRY/CROSS ROAD BIKES DUE TO THE HISTORY OF FENDER FAILURE ON THE VISION IS VICTORY SO HUNGRY FOR THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR THAT THEY REFUSE TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT BY THEIR CUSTOMERS? THINGS THAT MAKE YOU SAY, 'HMMMM'*TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VICTORY VISION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE MOTORCYCLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO DECELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE BLED. THE MOTORCYCLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000. UPDATED 07/02/13*LJ