Victory CROSS COUNTRY transmission problems
12 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
66 owner complaints analyzed
6 distinct recall campaigns
5,782 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2010 to 2017 model years. Data snapshot: . 55 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
12 of 66 complaints match this topic (18.2%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 11594392 · 2024-06-14 (June 14, 2024)
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 ↗
Owner report 11611018 · 2024-08-26 (August 26, 2024)
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 ↗
Owner report 10412115 · 2011-07-13 (July 13, 2011)
MOTORCYCLE IS A 2011 VICTORY VEGAS MADE BY POLARIS. COULD NOT WRITE CORRECT MODEL IN THE APPROPRIATE SECTION! *WHIST COASTING ON MOTORCYCLE, GEAR WOULD DROP DOWN INTO LOWER GEAR UNEXPECTEDLY THUS MOMENTARILY LOCKING UP REAR WHEEL. WAS NOT ABUSING MOTORCYCLE.THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE AND AFTER SERVICE AND THEY WERE(THE COMPANY) NOTIFIED OF ISSUE. ALSO DROPPED OUT OF GEAR ENTERING ROUNDABOUT AND WAS FORCED TO RUN WIDE DUE TO NIL TRACTION AND TRANSMISSION JUST RATTLING AWAY! (NOT IN ANY GEAR) VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS TO MYSELF AND…
Owner-reported narrative. 450 miles reported. Look up ODI 10412115 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10875350 · 2016-06-20 (June 20, 2016)
WHEN PULLING IN THE CLUTCH TO SHIFT THE CABLE SNAPPED RIGHT AT THE CLUTCH ARM GOING INTO THE TRANSMISSION THIS HAPPEN AS I WAS COMING OUT OF A ROTARY STARTING TO SHIFT UP ON A SECONDARY RD. WHEN I STARTED LOOKING INTO THIS PROBLEM IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS ISSUE IF YOU HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP AND IT SNAPPED THEN OR IF IT SNAPPED AS YOU WERE STARTING TO TAKE OFF IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THE BIKE STALLED YOU COULD EASILY GET REARENDED. THIS PROBLEM IS SO COMMON SEVERAL COMPANIES ARE MAKING ROADSID…
Owner-reported narrative. 25,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10875350 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10638439 · 2014-09-23 (September 23, 2014)
I WAS MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY LEANED INTO THE CURVE RUNNING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE POPPED AND DIED. WHEN THIS HAPPENED IT LOCKED UP THE REAR TIRE CAUSING THE BACK END OF THE MOTORCYCLE TO SKID AROUND AND WHEN IT CAUGHT TRACTION IT FLIPPED THE BIKE IN THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE WAY I WAS LEANING LAUNCHING ME INTO THE ROAD. I WAS APPLYING THROTTLE GENTLY WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND THE RPM'S WERE AROUND 3000 AT THE TIME. AND I WAS NOT SHIFTING GEARS AT THE TIME. AFTER A COUPLE OF ATTEMPTS I WAS ABLE TO GET THE ENGINE STARTED AGAIN BUT THE BIKE MA…
Owner-reported narrative. 3,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10638439 at NHTSA ↗