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2013 Victory Judge Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2013 Victory Judge has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 6,618 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

EQUIPMENT 12V457000 2012-09-18 6,618 affected
Defect

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…

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.

Complaints by component

STRUCTURE:BODY
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
WHEELS
1
Total complaints4

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“"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…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2018-12-03

“The 5 bolts that connect the belt pulley to the rear wheel sheared off completely. I was driving down a city street. I had just taken off from a stop light, shifted from 3rd to 4th gear and nothing happened. The bike would not grab and go forward. I tried to shift down and give gas again and…”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2016-09-30

“The 5 bolts that connect the belt pulley to the rear wheel sheared off completely. I was driving down a city street. I had just taken off from a stop light, shifted from 3rd to 4th gear and nothing happened. The bike would not grab and go forward. I tried to shift down and give gas again and…”

WHEELS · reported 2016-09-30

“The 5 bolts that connect the belt pulley to the rear wheel sheared off completely. I was driving down a city street. I had just taken off from a stop light, shifted from 3rd to 4th gear and nothing happened. The bike would not grab and go forward. I tried to shift down and give gas again and…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2016-09-30
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2013 Victory Judge as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.