There have been a couple of reports of failures on this forum. One guy had his fail again after it was repaired if I remember correctly.
Ultimately, it's your money, and any winch COULD fail. I personally went with Warn because They have a great rep. With that said, the VR series is not fully made here, there are Chinese parts being used and imo shouldn't be badged as a Warn winch. My feelings aside on Chinese made electronic components, It's no secret that China made winches have a much higher failure rate than our fully US manufactured counterparts. Just as an example, if this winch has the same motor etc that are found in other Chinese made winches, what's gonna make it any better? The warranty? Cause that isn't gonna save your ass if the winch leaves you stranded on the trail, or heaven forbid, it's failure results in injury or death. If you just want a winch for looks or doing wheeling that doesn't ever need one, then I guess the VR would be fine. But for me, it wasn't, I bought a zeon instead.
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