Complaint 1193954
2015 VICTORY GUNNER • POWER TRAIN • incident Mar 2, 2015
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1193954
- Make
- VICTORY
- Model
- GUNNER
- Model Year
- 2015
- Component
- POWER TRAIN
- Incident Date
- Mar 2, 2015
- Date Received
- Jun 26, 2015
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN
Owner Narrative
THE ISSUES ARE A "LEAKING PRIMARY GASKET" AND "ENGINE TICKING" AT START UP, ENGINE KNOCK IS SEVERE AT IDLE WITH CLUTCH IN OR OUT, BUT WORSE OUT. KNOCK STOPS UNDER LOAD BUT RETURNED UNDER DECORATION OR IDLE. DEALER, (SPIRIT MOTORCYCLE) REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. THE DEALER SAID LEAKING GASKETS AND TICKING ENGINES WERE NORMAL AND WOULD FIX ITSELF OVER TIME. ACCORDING TO THE MANUFACTURE (POLARIS / VICTORY), LEAKING GASKETS ARE NORMAL AND OIL ON THE FOOT CONTROLS ARE NOT A SAFETY PROBLEM.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.