3 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2013 Victory Cross Country. Owners have filed 21 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Victory dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2013 Victory Cross Country. Check your Cross Country by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 21 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Victory Cross Country, reporting 2 crashes, 5 injuries. Victory has issued at least 5 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
Read Victory Cross Country owner complaints and bulletins, every year
Owners have filed 21 complaints with NHTSA about the 2013 Victory Cross Country. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“BIKE IS PRONE TO STALLING EITHER FROM DOWNSHIFTING OR OPENING THE THROTTLE SUCH AS STARTING OUT FROM A STOP OR LOW RPM SHIFT. I'VE PUT ABOUT 200 MILES ON THIS BIKE AND NOTICED THE BIKE HAS STALLED MORE THAN 10 TIMES WHILE PULLING FROM A STOP, MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, OR MAKING A TURN.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10649355
“I WAS MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY LEANED INTO THE CURVE RUNNING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE POPPED AND DIED.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10648640
“[removed] ATTACHED IS LINK TO A FORUM OF VICTORY MOTORCYCLE OWNERS WHO DESCRIBE SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE THEIR ENGINES HAVE QUIT AND LOCK UP CAUSING THE RIDER TO BE EJECTED. I HAVE A 2013 VICTORY CROSS COUNTRY TOUR AND AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT MY SAFETY.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10638344
“THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VICTORY CROSS COUNTRY MOTORCYCLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND DOWNSHIFTING, THE MOTORCYCLE STALLED CAUSING THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER TO FALL OFF THE MOTORCYCLE. IN ADDITION, BOTH THE CONTACT AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 10611288
“c-clip used to hold transmission gears in place has dislodged from the groove it is supposed to be locked into, allowing the gears to travel more than they are supposed to do, which could result in a transmission lockup and subsequent, potentailly, catastrophic accident.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11539352
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2013 Victory Cross Country is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Victory dealer.