NHTSA recall 06V259000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 06V259000 |
| Manufacturer's number | V-06-02 |
| Manufacturer | POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| Reported | 2006-07-17 |
| Owners notified | 2006-08-03 |
| Component | SUSPENSION:REAR |
| Units potentially affected | 2913 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE REAR AXLE MAY CRACK OR BREAK AT THE RETAINING PLATE GROOVE ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
What can happen
AXLE FAILURE DURING OPERATION COULD CAUSE A LOSS OF CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR AXLE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VICTORY AT 763-417-8650.
Notes
VICTORY RECALL NO. V-06-02.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
| 2006 VICTORY KINGPIN | Built 2005-02-11 to 2006-04-10. |
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| 2006 VICTORY KINGPIN DELUXE | Built 2005-02-11 to 2006-04-10. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
| 2006 VICTORY VEGAS | Built 2005-02-11 to 2006-04-10. |
| 2006 VICTORY VEGAS EIGHT BALL | Built 2005-02-11 to 2006-04-10. Listed as a series or trim of this model. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| V-06-02 | 2008-10-27. Service bulletin. VICTORY MOTORCYCLE: THE REAR AXLE FAILURE CAUSED BY A MATERIAL PROBLEM ON MODELS 2006 KINGPIN, VEGAS EIGHT BALL AND VEGAS, WHICH ARE EQUIPPED WITH A RETAINER PLATE STYLE REAR AXLE. *PE |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.