CPSC, Polaris Industries Inc. Announce Recall of All-Terrain Vehicles
⚠️ The throttles on these ATVs can stick, preventing the ATV from slowing down when released. This can cause the vehicle to lose control and crash, resulting in severe injury or death.
Is this relevant to me?
- Geography
- Nationwide
- Source agency
- CPSC
- Category
- Automotive
- Published
- August 9, 2000
What's affected?
- Product
- Scrambler, Sport, and Xplorer 400 ATVs
- Retailers
- Polaris ATV dealers nationwide sold these ATVs, from December 1998 through July 2000 ,for between $4,800 and $5,900.
Additional details
The recall includes some model year 1999 Scrambler, Sport, and Xplorer 400 ATVs, and some model year 2000 Scrambler and Xplorer 400 ATVs. "Polaris" and the model name are written on both sides of the ATVs. Polaris dealers will help consumers determine if their ATV is part of this recall.
What should I do?
Recommended action
Consumers should stop using these ATVs immediately. Registered owners of the recalled Polaris ATVs were notified by mail about the recall, and also will be contacted by their dealer to schedule a free ATV repair. Consumers should contact their local ATV dealer to get more information about the recall.
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