Victory CROSS COUNTRY problems and owner complaints

C clip fell out of transmission causing gears to crash together. Could have locked up rear tire but gears broke and wouldn't allow movement in 4th gear

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11594392 at NHTSA ↗

C-clip issue in transmission can cause failure of the transmission and cause the rear tire to lock up and cause a crash

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11611018 at NHTSA ↗

PURCHASED THIS THE BIKE WOULD GO FOR PERIODS OF TIME WITHOUT STALLING THEN IT STARTED STALLING NOT ONLY WHEN YOU TOOK OFF FROM A STOP, BUT WHEN YOU SHIFTED GEARS UP OR DOWN SHIFTS, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN, LEFT WAS MORE OFTEN. AT THE END OF NOVEMBER 2012 I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE BIKE COUGHED THROUGH THE THROTTLE BODIES AND DIED. AN ON COMING CAR ALMOST HIT ME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN MY AREA AS OPPOSED TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM BECAUSE THEY WERE OUT OF BUSINESS. MY LOCAL DEALER …

Owner-reported narrative. 2,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10641894 at NHTSA ↗

I WAS RIDING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60-65 MPH AND PULLED IN THE CLUTCH, TO DOWNSHIFT FROM 6TH TO 5TH GEAR. IN MID-SHIFT LIKE THIS, I THEN DECIDED THAT MAYBE TRAFFIC WASN'T SLOWING THAT MUCH, AFTER ALL, AND WAS JUST ABOUT TO RELEASE THE CLUTCH AND CONTINUE TO RIDE IN 6TH GEAR. IN THAT SECOND OR TWO, THE ENGINE STALLED, PRESUMABLY BECAUSE MY LONGER THAN USUAL PAUSE IN THE SHIFT PROCESS HAD ALLOWED THE ENGINE RPMS TO DROP DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY IDLE SPEED (ABOUT 1,000RPM). WITH THE CLUTCH STILL PULLED IN, I HIT THE STARTER BUTTON; THE EN…

Owner-reported narrative. 12,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10652903 at NHTSA ↗

I WAS TRAVELLING DOWN THE ROAD WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. AS I WAS APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION WHERE I NEEDED TO TURN, I PULLED ON THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT THE CRUISE DID NOT DEACTIVATE. I PULLED ON THE FRONT BRAKE LEVER SEVERAL TIMES AND THE ELECTRONIC CRUISE CONTROL WOULD STILL NOT DISENGAGE. I ENDED UP PRESSING THE CRUISE CONTROL "OFF" BUTTON AND IT FINALLY DISENGAGED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKING THE TURN I SET THE CRUISE AT A LOWER SPEED AND ATTEMPTED TO REPLICATE THE ISSUE. …

Owner-reported narrative. 10,750 miles reported. Look up ODI 10749531 at NHTSA ↗

PASSENGER BACKREST RECALL AND BRAKE LINE DEFECT. WITH BRAKE LINES MELTING !!!

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11043598 at NHTSA ↗

ANYTIME THE MOTORCYCLE GETS WET THE ELECTRICAL ACTS STRANGE. SOMETIMES THE CRUISE DOESN'T WORK. OFTEN TIMES WHEN I PULL THE CLUTCH HANDLE MY HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS WILL BLINK. IF I GET RAINED ON FOR A PERIOD OF TIME MY TURN SIGNALS WILL CEASE FUNCTIONING UNTIL THE BIKE HAS SPENT SEVERAL HOURS DRYING OUT. I BELIEVE THE TURN SIGNALS NOT FUNCTIONING AS WELL THE HAZARDS BLINKING WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PULLED IN POSE AN IMMINENT THREAT TO MYSELF OR TO OTHERS AROUND ME SINCE MY INTENTIONS ARE EITHER BEING MISREPRESENTED BY THE HAZARDS OR I'M UNABLE T…

Owner-reported narrative. 16,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10536288 at NHTSA ↗

AS I WAS CONDUCTING A PRE-RIDE CHECK, I TURNED THE ENGINE ON, AND WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, IT SHUT OFF BY ITSELF. THIS REPEATED A COUPLE OF MORE TIMES, AND THEN THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START. AFTER ANOTHER COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS, EVEN THE LIGHTS AND ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS SHUT OFF WITH NO RESPONSE. THE BIKE HAD COMPLETELY DIED. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MOTORCYCLE VICTORY DEALER, AND THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER SOLENOID HAD MELTED, AND THE CIRCUIT BREAKER HAD BLOWN OUT. IT'S FORTUNATE THAT THIS HAPPENED AT HOME DURING A PRE…

Owner-reported narrative. 3,572 miles reported. Look up ODI 10644295 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VICTORY CROSS COUNTRY. WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V002000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Owner-reported narrative. 22,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10874868 at NHTSA ↗

I WAS RIDING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AND A CAR SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES IN FRONT OF ME TO AVOID A WRECK. WHEN I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES, MY FRONT BRAKES WERE OUT, ALMOST CAUSING ME TO REAR-END THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I TOOK THE BIKE TO THE VICTORY DEALER TO FIND OUT THE ABS BRAKE LINES UNDER THE TANK HAD BEEN RUBBED COMPLETELY THROUGH BY A HOSE CLAMP THAT WAS INSTALLED FROM THE FACTORY. POLARIS CLAIMS THAT THE CLAMP WAS INSTALLED INCORRECTLY BY SOMEONE ELSE, BUT THE CLAMP HAS NEVER BEEN TOUCHED BY ANYONE OTHER THAN THE FACTORY. I LOOKED IN THE MANUAL, AND …

Owner-reported narrative. 39,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 11100214 at NHTSA ↗