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Victory - Polaris

Official notice

1 Apr 2016

Last checked

1 Apr 2016

Critical riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Victory - Polaris. On certain motorcycles, the crankcase may have been machined incorrectly which could cause insufficient crankshaft clearance and lead to rear wheel lockup due to the engine seizing. This could increase the risk of a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will inspect crankshaft endplay and install a spacer if necessary. Published 2016-04-01.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

70078

Official notice

2016-04-01

The hazard

On certain motorcycles, the crankcase may have been machined incorrectly which could cause insufficient crankshaft clearance and lead to rear wheel lockup due to the engine seizing. This could increase the risk of a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will inspect crankshaft endplay and install a spacer if necessary.

How to check if you're affected

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Recall Numbers

70078

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2014, Make: VICTORY, Model: CROSS COUNTRY 8-BALL

Product 2

Year: 2014, Make: VICTORY, Model: HAMMER 8 BALL

Product 3

Year: 2014, Make: VICTORY, Model: HIGH BALL

Product 4

Year: 2014, Make: VICTORY, Model: JACKPOT

Product 5

Year: 2014, Make: VICTORY, Model: NESS CROSS COUNTRY

Product 6

Year: 2014, Make: VICTORY, Model: VEGAS 8 BALL

Product 7

Year: 2014, Make: VICTORY, Model: VISION

Risk / hazard

On certain motorcycles, the crankcase may have been machined incorrectly which could cause insufficient crankshaft clearance and lead to rear wheel lockup due to the engine seizing. This could increase the risk of a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will inspect crankshaft endplay and install a spacer if necessary.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Victory, Polaris.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

70078

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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