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 stopping distance. This is very dangerous.
Victory Vision brake failure problems
10 of the 74 owner complaints about the Victory Vision describe brake failure, most of them for the 2008 model year.
- owner complaints
- 10
- worst model year
- 2008
- typical mileage
- 40,000
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
- 20114
- 20086
Often reported together
What owners say
Have had several issues with rear brake failure. Rear brake pedal goes all the way down, and does not engage the brakes. No leak signs of any fluid. This seems to be a serious problem with victory motorcycles after doing some research on line. Www.vision-riders.com. I have had my bike in the shop several times with this issue. The brakes were bled every time the rear brakes failed. I was traveling on a city street, a black in color chevrolet truck had pulled out in front of me. I immediately applied by front and rear breaks. When I applied my rear brakes, the pedal went down to the floor. I downshifted as fast has I could in order to avoid striking the vehicle. Victory dealership stated that no recalls have been put out by victory. Please look into this matter before someone gets hurt or even killed. Thank you.
When braking for stop sign, noticed back brakes failed. Took motorcycle to dealer and they informed me the back brake master cylinder was defective.
While exiting I 75 to buy 50 west my rear brake failed leaving me only 1/2 front brakes. Traverser polaris in ross oh. Made warranty repairs on 7/3/14. On 8/17/14 the brakes failed again on pa rt. 641 whereby I nearly went over a 200 foot cliff. Traverser repaired the brakes a 2nd time on 8/19 /14. The brakes failed a 3rd time on 9/6/14. In cincinnati near oh rd 50 in sadansville. I afraid to let traverser repair them again.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 victory vision motorcycle. The contact stated that the rear brakes failed intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who diagnosed that the master cylinder needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired and the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was unknown.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 victory vision motorcycle. The contact stated that the brakes failed to function properly. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure could not be replicated. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage and VIN was not available.
Rear brake failure on 2008 victory vision.. While out riding went to use rear brake pedal and it just went down, no brakes. Took to dealer in cedar rapids iowa. When they bled brakes they said there was a large volume of air in system .no leaks in brakeline or from caliper. This is a known problem with the 2008 visions and victory will not step up to fix the problem.this is a true safety problem.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 victory vision touring motorcycle. The contact stated that while driving approximately 50 MPH, the rear brakes failed. The contact merged to the shoulder and noticed that the brakes were still failing. The vehicle was driven to the contact's home and was later towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician advised that the brakes had to be bled due to air entering the brake system. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that the vehicle was not included in any recalls. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage 10,385 and the current mileage was 10,400. Updated 11/30/12 *cn updated 12/03/12
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 victory vision. The contact stated that the rear brakes failed on numerous occasions. The air flow was entering through the brake line and causing the brakes to fail. The dealer was contacted who bled the brakes system and replaced the master cylinder to repair the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 56,205.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 victory vision motorcycle. While approaching a stop at 30 MPH the brakes failed. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection on two separate occasions for the identical failures. The failures were contributed to air bubbles in the brake line. The vehicle was repaired for the malfunctions. The failure occurred after the service repair. The manufacturer was aware of the continuous failures; which there were no permanent repair. The failure mileage was 3,800. The current mileage was 4,8000.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
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The model years with the most reports are 2008 (6 complaints) and 2011 (4 complaints).
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