2011 Victory Vision Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2011 Victory Vision. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 13 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“Almost all owners I know are having rear brake failures on their victory visions with abs. The brakes seem to taking air in and you are left with no brakes. 2011 to 2017 I have gone to use my brakes and found I had none in the back. Causing me to use all front brakes and of course a much longer…”
“Rear brakes, which is the link system for the abs, continue to fail. Will work and unexpectedly completely fail, rear pedal will go to the floor without any stopping. Have 21,500 miles, the rear master cylinder was replaced at 18,500 miles. On going issue that puts rider safety in danger. I have…”
“When braking for stop sign, noticed back brakes failed. Took motorcycle to dealer and they informed me the back brake master cylinder was defective. *tr”
“Back half of 2 piece front fender broke and separated from forks becoming jammed between tire and lower fairing assembly. Steering bike became difficult. I've read on victory owner websites of many owners having similar issues. Took motorcycle to dealer where I was told that it is not covered by…”
“After making a right turn from a stop sign the rear half of the fender seperated and wedged between the tire and fairing. After inspection the rear half of the fender had broken at the bolt hole and pulled away. I removed and replaced the broken half with a new fender I bought from the victory…”
“I was slowing down at the stop sign and as I started to steer the bike to the right the bike would not respond. I was able to stop the bike safely due to my slow speed and upon investigation, I noticed that the rear part of the front fender (which is made out of plastic) broke at the mounts and…”
“Upon completion of cross country trip discovered broken rear half of front fender.the break was on right side around mounting hole to front lower fork.no apparent cracks or breaks yet on left side.polaris regards this as a cosmetic flaw not structural or design. There have been numerous reports of…”
“While traveling out of state on a trip, the lower black plastic front fender came loose from the fork attachments and jammed itself into the "maw/lower jaw" of my fairing making turning the motorcycle impossible at low speeds and noticeably "different" at high speeds. The hole provided in the…”
Defect investigations
Motorcycle steering lockup
This Preliminary Evaluation (PE14006) was opened after NHTSA became aware of alleged steering lockup involving Victory Vision motorcycles built by Polaris Industries, Inc. (Polaris).This issue has been the subject of numerous online forum posts by the filer of VOQ 10534733.Both the VOQs and forum posts (from all…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2011 Victory Vision as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.