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Mileage at the reported incident
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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
Power Train. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
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What owners actually said
1 reports
Mileage unknown · Sep 1, 2001
Power Train
THERE HAVE BEEN NUMOROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THE POLARIS VICTORY MOTORCYCLES,POLARIS HAS CHOSE ONLY TO FIX THE ONES THAT HAVE TROUBLE BEFORE THE WARRANTY IS UP,AND HAVE UPGRADED MANY TO YHE 2001 TRANSMISSIONS. MY CONCERN IS MY TRANSMISSION GOING TO LOCK UP AND GOING TO CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT.I HAVE CONTACTED PO…
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THERE HAVE BEEN NUMOROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THE POLARIS VICTORY MOTORCYCLES,POLARIS HAS CHOSE ONLY TO FIX THE ONES THAT HAVE TROUBLE BEFORE THE WARRANTY IS UP,AND HAVE UPGRADED MANY TO YHE 2001 TRANSMISSIONS. MY CONCERN IS MY TRANSMISSION GOING TO LOCK UP AND GOING TO CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT.I HAVE CONTACTED POLARIS INDUSTRIES-CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY REFUSE TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS.POLARIS INDUSTRIES SHOULD HAVE A SAFETY RECALL ON TRANSMISSIONS ON THE 1999-2000 MODELS TO UP-GRADE TO THE 2001 TRANSMISSIONS.*AK
NHTSA ODI #751499
Official recalls
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NHTSA investigations
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