Recall Register

2003 Victory Vegas: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2003 Victory Vegas. The newest campaign is 11V346000. NHTSA received the report on 5 Jul 2011. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment. NHTSA has 2 complaints on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 11V346000, in the NHTSA record

Victory will notify owners and dealers will replace the affected seats free of charge. The safety recall began on september 15, 2011. Owners may contact victory consumer service department by calling 1-888-704-5290.
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Recall campaigns

5 campaigns, newest first. 4,621 units in total.

  • 11V346000Equipment
  • 04V412000Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage
  • 03V337000Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage
  • 03V228000Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly
  • 03V229000Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly

  1. 11V346000Received . 1,688 units.

    Equipment

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Polaris is recalling certain model year 2004-2012 victory kingpin motorcycles, model year 2006-2012 victory jackpot motorcycles, and 2003-2012 vegas motorcycles manufactured from january 1, 2004, through may 1, 2011, equipped with accessory seats, part numbers 2876641-01 seat, kingpin touring, double backrest and part number 2875961-01 seat, jackpot touring w/backrest. The backrest support can separate from the motorcycle while in use.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The passenger can be injured or fall from the motorcycle should this occur.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Victory will notify owners and dealers will replace the affected seats free of charge. The safety recall began on september 15, 2011. Owners may contact victory consumer service department by calling 1-888-704-5290.

    Report filed by POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 04V412000Received . 1,635 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain motorcycles, the vent tube joint located at the bottom right side of the fuel tank may fatigue and leak fuel.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Fuel leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, could result in a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the fuel tank. This recall began on september 27, 2004. Owners should contact victory at 715-294-2518.

    Report filed by POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number V-04-02. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 03V337000Received . 106 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain motorcycles, material around the brazed vent tube joint located at the bottom right side of the fuel tank may fatigue and leak fuel.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will replace the fuel tanks. Owner notification began on october 1, 2003. Owners should contact victory at 1-763-417-8650.

    Report filed by POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number V-03-06. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 03V228000Received . 122 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain motorcycles with california engine calibration, the fuel tank vent line could be plugged causing potential expulsion of fuel when the fuel cap is opened.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will test the vent lines on the vehicles involved. Fuel tanks with plugged vent lines will be replaced. Owner notification began july 25, 2003. Owners should contact victory at 1-763-417-8650.

    Report filed by POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number V-03-03. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 03V229000Received . 1,070 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    On certain motorcycles with 49 state engine calibration, the fuel tank vent line could be plugged causing potential expulsion of fuel when the fuel cap is opened.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will test the vent lines on the vehicles involved. Fuel tanks with plugged vent lines will be replaced. Owner notification began july 25, 2003. Owners should contact victory at 1-763-417-8650.

    Report filed by POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number V-03-04. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

2 complaints, 2 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

2003 Victory Vegas: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Fuel System, Gasoline1
Engine and Engine Cooling1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
10 Oct 2007

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Complaints about the 2003 Victory Vegas, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 2005, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 20035
  2. 20043
  3. 20053
  4. 20063
  5. 20071
  6. 20081
  7. 20091
  8. 20101
  9. 20111
  10. 20122
  11. 20131

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2003 Victory Vegas: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/victory/vegas/2003/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2003 Victory Vegas?
4,621 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Victory Vegas have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 12 recall campaigns for the Victory Vegas, model years 2003 to 2013. 5 of them name the 2003 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 2003 Victory Vegas name most often?
Fuel System, Gasoline: 1 of 2 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2003 Victory Vegas open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.