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2013 Victory Judge

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  • Structure. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Wheels. 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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Vehicle Speed Control complaints

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5,243 miles · Jan 26, 2019
Vehicle Speed Control

"RAPID DECELERATING WHILE RIDING ON THE INTERSTATE" ( FIRST ISSUE). ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 3RD, 2018 I GOT ON INTERSTATE 14 TRAVELING SOUTH. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES OF RIDING THE BIKE, I NOTICED THAT MY SPEED HAD DECELERATED FROM 60 MPH TO 40 MPH. I QUICKLY CHANGED INTO THE FIRST LANE OF TRAFFIC TO AVOID A …

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"RAPID DECELERATING WHILE RIDING ON THE INTERSTATE" ( FIRST ISSUE). ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 3RD, 2018 I GOT ON INTERSTATE 14 TRAVELING SOUTH. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES OF RIDING THE BIKE, I NOTICED THAT MY SPEED HAD DECELERATED FROM 60 MPH TO 40 MPH. I QUICKLY CHANGED INTO THE FIRST LANE OF TRAFFIC TO AVOID A REAR COLLISION WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE BIKE DECELERATED TO 20 MPH. I SUDDENLY BEGAN TO PANIC SO I QUICKLY AND SAFELY MOVED OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I LET THE BIKE IDLE FOR A FEW MINUTES AND SAFELY MERGED INTO THE FIRST LANE OF THE INTERSTATE. I RODE THE MOTORCYCLE SAFELY BACK HOME AND EMPTIED THE FUEL TANK. THINKING THAT IT MIGHT BE A FUEL ISSUE, I FILLED THE TANK WITH NEW FUEL. (SECOND ISSUE). ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 28TH, 2018. I WENT FOR ANOTHER RIDE VIA SIERRA HIGHWAY SOUTH. AFTER RIDING THE BIKE FOR APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES, THE BIKE AGAIN BEGAN TO DECELERATE FROM 60 MPH TO 30 MPH. KNOWING THAT THIS HAPPENED AGAIN I SAFELY PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND ALLOWED THE BIKE TO IDLE FOR 10 MINUTES. FOR SAFETY REASONS I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD THE BIKE TOWED TO MY RESIDENCE. I HAVE OWNED MANY OTHER MOTORCYCLES IN THE PAST (KAWASAKI, YAMAHA, HONDA, SUZUKI) AND THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED. IN MY 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE RIDING MOTORCYCLES I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE. I DO NOT HAVE CONFIDENCE IN RIDING THIS MOTORCYCLE AGAIN UNTIL POLARIS CAN RESTORE MY FAITH AND PROVIDE A ROOT CAUSE TOO BOTH OF THESE UNSAFE OCCURRENCES. I HAVE RECENTLY CONTACTED POLARIS REQUESTING IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY RECALLS OR SYSTEMIC ISSUES REGARDING THIS YEAR, MAKE & MODEL OR OTHER SIMILAR MODELS. HOWEVER, I HAVE RESEARCHED ON THE INTERNET OTHER MODELS OF VICTORY MOTORCYCLES AND DISCOVERED SIMILAR POWER STALLS AND DECELERATION ISSUES. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM

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Official recalls

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12V457000 · Equipment

Sep 18, 2012

Polaris is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 Victory motorcycles manufactured from January 3, 2012, through August 15, 2012. A torqueing procedure may have been missed on some throttle cable retention nuts. On certain motorcycles, the throttle cable retention nuts for either the pull or push throttle cable may have not been torqued correctly.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the torqueing is missed and the retention nuts are loose, the retention nuts closest to the throttle body can become dislodged and interfere with the throttle function, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Victory will notify owners and dealers will correctly torque the fasteners free of charge. The safety recall began on October 4, 2012. Owners may contact Victory consumer service department by calling 1-888-704-5290.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

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