2005 Victory Touring Cruiser Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2005 Victory Touring Cruiser has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 192 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 3 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the fuel system, gasoline. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

STRUCTURE 05V115000 2005-03-29 192 affected
Defect

ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, DURING MANUFACTURE, THE CLAMP PRESSURE ON THE FRONT FORK LEGS WAS INCORRECTLY SET.

Consequence

INADEQUATE CLAMP PRESSURE ON THE FORK LEGS COULD CAUSE THE FORKS TO SLIDE UP THROUGH THE TRIPLE CLAMPS DURING HIGH IMPACT, E.G., HARD BRAKING, HITTING LARGE BUMPS, POTHOLES, ETC. SUCH A CONDITION COULD AFFECT THE HANDLING CONDITIONS OF THE MOTORCYCLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL RE-TIGHTEN THE FORK LEG CLAMPS TO THE PROPER SPECIFICATIONS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 31, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT POLARIS/VICTORY AT 1-763- 417-8650 OR WWW.VICTORY-USA.COM.

Complaints by component

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
1
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
Total complaints3

What owners report

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

“Tl*the contact owns a 2005 victory touring cruiser. While driving approximately 40 mph, the rear belt guard detached and lodged into the rear wheel. Victory is aware of the failure, but will not take any corrective action. The current mileage was 4,000 and failure mileage was 3,800.”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2007-04-15

“At 12,000 miles transmission jammed while downshifting. A loud bang and it shifted ok, but made noise. To dealer 8/06 who performed tear down. Found syncro dogs broken off second gear, the broken parts destroyed 3rd 4th & main shaft. Polaris denied any issues with the bikes & refused goodwill…”

POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION · reported 2006-07-09

“When making a turn an attempt is made to accelerate slowly but there is no reaction, then without warining, the motorcycle will lurch forward, but if the road surface is moist the rear wheel will break traction, causing the motorcycle to slide sideways until brought under control by pulling on the…”

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM · reported 2005-12-30
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 2005 Victory Touring Cruiser as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.