Consumer Complaint Detail

VICTORY / KINGPIN / 2004

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005031464 Incident Date: Jul, 28 2005
Consumer's City: HAMPTON Consumer's State: VA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
Model Name: KINGPIN Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Service brakes, hydraulic:foundation components:disc:rotor
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 5VPCB16D643 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 31 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 14 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 2 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Rear brake failure on 2004 kingpin at 2600 miles. brake pads are worn to metal backing plates, final "wear out" occurred over a period of days. front brakes seem to be fine even though they are used for almost all braking on a motorcycle as per the recommendations of all motorcycle safety instructors. have ridden motorcycles for 35 years and never gone through rear brakes in under a year and 2600 miles. this is a design defect reported by numerous people in different victory motorcycle clubs. *jb