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Tourer
Posts: 494
Akron Ohio area | Just came home from having my lower front fender replaced.
I'm keeping it in case Victory offers a recall.
I'm also taking pictures of both mounting holes, or what's left of them, to post on Victory's FaceBook page. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 100
Hudson, Ohio | OK Vision Riders - I have started an online petition that we can send to Victory at some point. Let's get as many signatures on this petition as possible. Please SHARE this with every Vision rider you know....it could help save a life - including your own:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/victory-vision-fender-recall/
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Cruiser
Posts: 100
Hudson, Ohio | I was informed today by Bair's that Victory will cover my OEM plastic fender replacement and the trim that was damaged as a result of the fender failing. THAT IS A GOOD THING AND I APPLAUD VICTORY FOR MAKING ME WHOLE.
HOWEVER, this is not the permanent solution to this failing piece of plastic. Every Vision Rider that I know is asking for a one-piece metal version of this fender as a permanent fix. Replacing a failing part with another failing part is not the solution in my opinion.
I hope Victory will step up, recall this failing part and replace it with a more permanent fix. It is the right thing to do. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 281
| I'm a believer - I just noticed cracks in the fender on my 08 Vision. This sucks. |
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Tourer
Posts: 500
| I'm all for the petition movement and sent my vote and money in....I hope Victory responds in an intelligent and responsible way to this very serious safety issue before someone get hurt or killed...... |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 1066
Peru, IN | You sent money to someone? |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 691
Manchester, CT | pretty sure the request for donations comes from the petition company. The money goes to the people running the service. It doe not support the petition's cause. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 100
Hudson, Ohio | There is no need to donate anything - the site asks for a donation AFTER you sign. Just close the window if you do not want to donate. Its that simple.
Thanks for all the support. |
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Cruiser
Posts: 281
| Has anyone tried to superglue or otherwise fix the fenders, at least for a temporary fix?
Does anyone know the part number for that fender part? |
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Tourer
Posts: 366
Albuquerque, NM | No cracks in mine yet. I may remove the fender and reinforce the mounting areas with 1/8 flat plastic using some hi-strength epoxy until this potential recall thing plays out. |
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Visionary
Posts: 1365
Central Maryland | nailer - 2013-08-21 3:26 PM
No cracks in mine yet. I may remove the fender and reinforce the mounting areas with 1/8 flat plastic using some hi-strength epoxy until this potential recall thing plays out.
That's my plan as well. Will do so when I replace the front tire. No signs of cracks yet. |
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Tourer
Posts: 500
| Sounds okay for those who have skills to repair...Dealer should really be the one to repair/fix for now and put liability on them if it breaks....Hopefully as I have said on my other posts, Victory will address this serious issue in a timely, professional, and responsible way....Otherwise my Vision is history for me as I am not willing to run the risk on the fender breaking and causing a serious situation for me or ???? |
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Visionary
Posts: 1365
Central Maryland | opas ride - 2013-08-21 7:42 PM
Sounds okay for those who have skills to repair...Dealer should really be the one to repair/fix for now and put liability on them if it breaks....Hopefully as I have said on my other posts, Victory will address this serious issue in a timely, professional, and responsible way....Otherwise my Vision is history for me as I am not willing to run the risk on the fender breaking and causing a serious situation for me or ????
Oh for Keerist's sake Opa's! If you can ride a bike, and turn a wrench just a little bit; you can do what's needed with the fender. It's not that hard. Don't be wringing your hands over it. Ma Vic IS NOT going to be responding to this in a timely manner.
Pull yourself up by the bootstraps and...
..... take a little preventative action and fix things like this yourself.
Next time you take the tire off, pop off the damned fender and reinforce it from the inside.
Edited by willtill 2013-08-21 6:50 PM
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Iron Butt
Posts: 965
New York State | Filed a report of my cracked front rear section of fender. Thanks for the link and heads up on the issue.Hope Mavic comes up for a fix for these defective fenders before someone is hurt or killed. |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 15
| just got back fraom a 5000 mile trip and had the right front fender crack and break. had to fix with washers. checked the backpart of the fender and it was also cracked. repaired with washers also. hope they do a recall on the fenders but not counting on it. |
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Visionary
Posts: 2300
Georgia, west of Atlanta | No cracks yet, 31,000 miles on the '08. If Vic dosen't come up with a fix I might just buy a metal fender from Kewlmetal and never worry about it again............ |
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Cruiser
Posts: 281
| How many of you guys have had contact from Victory on this matter?
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Visionary
Posts: 2300
Georgia, west of Atlanta | FROM Victory, not me.............I didn't even know this problem exixsted except for this website. |
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Puddle Jumper
Posts: 30
Scottsdale | They contacted me. |
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Tourer
Posts: 500
| It does not happen to some bikes at all, some after a few thousand miles, some after many thousand miles, and some when the bike is only a year or two old...I found out about it from a friend who worked at a dealership last year and told me to check the rear portion of my Vision's front fender on occasion as he had seen a few that came loose after cracking at the attachment point to the front forks...So far my bike is okay, but I hope Victory finds a solution that really works without a bunch of "jerri-rigging"..... |
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Visionary
Posts: 2300
Georgia, west of Atlanta | AZdave - 2013-08-25 11:08 AM
They contacted me.
How did Polaris contact you, through Email or through dealer ?? Very interested......... |
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Iron Butt
Posts: 802
| Received the following:
Marc,
Thank you for contacting Victory Motorcycles Consumer Service. I have been forwarded your information from our social media team and understand you have a concern about the front fender on your Victory Vision. We are in the process of reviewing the information provided to us and will get back to you with a response next week.
Thank you for contacting Victory Motorcycles and allowing me the opportunity to address the concerns you have with your motorcycle.
Regards,
Wes R.
Victory Motorcycles Consumer Service
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Cruiser
Posts: 281
| marcparnes - 2013-08-25 4:12 PM
Received the following:
Marc,
Thank you for contacting Victory Motorcycles Consumer Service. I have been forwarded your information from our social media team and understand you have a concern about the front fender on your Victory Vision. We are in the process of reviewing the information provided to us and will get back to you with a response next week.
Thank you for contacting Victory Motorcycles and allowing me the opportunity to address the concerns you have with your motorcycle.
Regards,
Wes R.
Victory Motorcycles Consumer Service
If that's the Wes that used to work at Cruisin' 66 in MO, I feel better already. |
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Visionary
Posts: 2300
Georgia, west of Atlanta | Well, Well. Guess we'll all see Victory's position soon............ |
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Cruiser
Posts: 100
Hudson, Ohio | willtill - 2013-08-14 6:11 AM
All motorcycles have faults and manufacturing glitches and weaknesses; I'm pretty much in the habit of dealing with the issues when they pop up. Motorcycles are man made and man made is frequently without flaws. So instead of whining about it... fix it!!! (I say that in a friendly way...)
I agree with you and plenty of folks have taken steps to reinforce their fenders. But, I started this thread (and others on different forums) to see if other Vision riders have had the same issue and I am also doing my part to make this as visible as possible to A) Keep other riders safe and B) Make it as visible as possible to Victory so they can fix the flaw permanently (I say hopefully).
Not here to whine for the sake of whining. Since posting this on 3 different forums and 4 different Victory Facebook Groups, it is definitely something Victory should recall and come up with a permanent replacement fix.
I also know Victory is monitoring some of these threads. I certainly post as if they do.
Time will tell.....
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Front Fender - Major Design Flaw
