Snowmobiles: CPSC recalls in this category

59 CPSC recalls are in the product category Snowmobiles. That is 0.6% of the 10,002 CPSC recalls on the register. The notices give about 343,010 units for these recalls. The median recall has 2,800 units.

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Newest recalls

The newest 59 of 59.

Newest CPSC recalls in the category Snowmobiles
Date	Recall	Firm	Hazard	Units	CPSC number
10 Feb 2016	Arctic Cat Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Crash, Injury Hazards (Recall Alert)	Arctic Cat	Crash	1,600	16726
10 Dec 2015	Polaris Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Crash Hazard (Recall Alert)	Polaris Industries	Crash	4,700	16712
24 Nov 2015	BRP Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Fire Hazard (Recall Alert)	BRP U.S	Fire	2,800	16709
30 Jun 2015	Yamaha Recalls SRViper Snowmobiles Due to Injury, Death Hazard (Recall Alert)	Yamaha Motor		200	15737
4 Sep 2014	Yamaha Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Fire Hazard (Recall Alert)	Yamaha Motor	Fire	2,520	14751
14 Aug 2014	Snowmobiles Recalled by Arctic Cat Due to Fuel Leak and Fire Hazard (Recall Alert)	Arctic Cat	Fire	3,260	14743
14 Jan 2014	Arctic Cat Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Fuel Leak and Fire Hazard (Recall Alert)		Fire	264	14708
7 Feb 2013	BRP Recalls Ski-Doo Snowmobiles Due to Fire Hazard	Bombardier Recreational Products	Fire	10,200	13723
19 Dec 2012	Arctic Cat Recalls Bearcat Snowmobiles Due to Fire Hazard	Arctic Cat	Fire	3,900	13712
18 Dec 2012	Polaris Recalls Pro-RMK Snowmobiles Due to Injury, Death Hazard	Polaris Industries	Electric shock	82	13711
31 Jan 2012	Arctic Cat Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Crash Hazard	Arctic Cat	Crash	19,000	12716
15 Dec 2011	Arctic Cat Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Crash Hazard	Arctic Cat	Crash	7,100	12708
18 Jan 2011	Arctic Cat Recalls Snowmobiles Due to a Loss of Control Hazard	Arctic Cat	Lead or chemical, Crash	16,500	11715
19 Nov 2010	BRP Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Explosion Hazard	BRP US	Explosion	1,000	11709
1 Jun 2010	BRP Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Fire Hazard	BRP Finland Oy, Finland	Fire	37	10740
28 Apr 2010	BRP Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Laceration Hazard from Projectiles	Bombardier Recreational Products	Laceration	1,500	10732
23 Feb 2010	Arctic Cat Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Fire Hazard	Arctic Cat	Fire	1,300	10721
27 Jan 2010	Yamaha Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Loss of Steering Control	Yamaha Motor		2,500	10719
28 Oct 2009	Arctic Cat Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Fire Hazard	Arctic Cat	Fire	3,000	10705
1 Jul 2009	Polaris Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Loss of Control Hazard	Polaris Industries	Crash, Tip-over	800	09748
13 May 2009	Engine Block and Battery Heaters Used on Polaris Snowmobiles Recalled Due to Shock Hazard	Polaris Industries	Electric shock	650	09743
7 Apr 2009	Polaris Industries Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Fire Hazard	Polaris Industries	Fire	7,200	09735
16 Dec 2008	Arctic Cat Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Fire Hazard	Arctic Cat	Fire	10,000	09713
26 Sep 2008	Ski-Doo® Snowmobiles Recalled by BRP US Inc. Due to Drive Axle Failure; Riders Can Be Thrown From Snowmobile	Bombardier Recreational Products		18,000	08610
11 Jul 2008	Polaris Industries Inc. Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Risk of Injury to Riders	Polaris Industries	Fracture	1,360	08593
17 Jun 2008	BRP U.S. Inc. Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Fire Hazard	BRP U.S	Fire	430	08585
21 May 2008	BRP U.S. Inc. Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Explosion Hazard	BRP U.S	Explosion	400	08574
19 Dec 2007	Bombardier Recreational Products Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Crash Hazard	Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP)	Crash	480	08527
6 Nov 2007	Polaris Industries Inc. Recalls Certain Snowmobiles Due to Fire Hazard	Polaris Industries	Fire	28,000	08516
31 Oct 2007	Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Crash and Fire Hazards	Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP)	Fire, Burn, Lead or chemical	2,700	08515
16 Oct 2007	Yamaha Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Risk of Injury and Death from Steering Problem	Yamaha Motor		5,700	08505
26 Apr 2007	Polaris Industries Inc. Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Loss of Control Hazard	Polaris Industries	Electric shock, Crash	2,700	07543
19 Sep 2006	Arctic Cat Inc. Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Loss of Steering Control Hazard	Arctic Cat		50,500	06580
25 Apr 2006	Arctic Cat Recalls Snowmobiles Posing Fire and Burn Hazard	Arctic Cat	Fire, Burn	41,000	06547
11 Apr 2006	Polaris Industries Inc. Recalls Snowmobiles for Steering Hazard	Polaris Industries	Fall	1,380	06545
3 Apr 2006	Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. Recalls Snowmobiles for Projectile Hazard	Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP)		3,600	06542
5 Jan 2006	CPSC, Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. Announce Recall of Additional 2006 Snowmobiles	Bombardier Recreational Products		4,050	06522
5 Jan 2006	CPSC, Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. Announce Recall of 2006 Snowmobiles	Bombardier Recreational Products	Lead or chemical, Crash	10,400	06521
14 Oct 2005	CPSC, Polaris Industries Inc. Announce Recall of Snowmobiles	Polaris Industries	Fire	16,640	06503
28 Jul 2005	CPSC, Polaris Industries Announce Recall of 900 Fusion, 900 RMK, and 900 Switchback Snowmobiles	Polaris Industries	Fire, Crash	7,800	05590
19 May 2005	CPSC, Polaris Industries Announce Recall of Select Model Year 2004 and 2005 Snowmobiles	Polaris Industries	Fire	14,000	05575
14 Mar 2005	CPSC, Polaris Industries Announce Recall of "900 Fusion," "900 RMK" and "900 Switchback" Snowmobiles	Polaris Industries	Crash	11,560	05553
9 Feb 2005	CPSC, Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. ("BRP") Announce Recall of Snowmobiles	Bombardier Recreational Products		1,455	05539
7 Dec 2004	CPSC, Polaris Industries Announce Recall of 900 Fusion, 900 RMK Snowmobiles	Polaris Industries	Fire	2,580	05522
1 Oct 2004	CPSC, Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. Announce Recall of Snowmobiles	Bombardier Inc. and Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. (BRP), Quebec, Canada	Crash	3,163	05502
1 Oct 2004	CPSC, Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. Announce Recall of Snowmobiles	Bombardier Inc., Quebec, Canada		1,613	05501
16 Sep 2004	CPSC, Arctic Cat Inc. Announce Recall of Certain 2004 Snowmobiles	Arctic Cat	Lead or chemical, Crash	5,193	04581
6 Jul 2004	CPSC, Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. Announce Recall of Ratchet Winch Kits, Sold as Accessory for Snowmobiles	JSF Manufacturing		45	04561
12 Feb 2004	CPSC, Polaris Industries Inc. Announce Recall of Accessory Skis for Snowmobiles	Polaris Industries		1,700	04535
12 Dec 2003	CPSC, Arctic Cat Inc. Announce Recall of Snowmobiles	Arctic Cat	Lead or chemical, Crash	3,700	04524
24 Jun 2003	CPSC, Bombardier Motor Corporation of America Announce Recall of Snowmobiles	Bombardier Motor	Laceration	548	03543
27 Aug 2002	CPSC, Polaris Industries Inc. Recall Snowmobiles	Polaris Industries		2,200	02559
19 Jul 1999	Snowmobiles Recalled by Polaris Industries	Polaris			99144
4 Feb 1999	1999-Model Snowmobiles Recalled by Arctic Cat		Laceration		99057
13 Nov 1997	Snowmobiles Recalled by Polaris	Polaris			98026
24 Apr 1996	Snowmobile Retrofit by Polaris	Polaris			96109
30 Nov 1992	Polaris Industries LP Modification Program On 1990-1992 Models Of Snowmobiles	Polaris	Fire, Burn		93023
19 Nov 1987	1986 Polaris Indy Trail And Indy 400 Snowmobiles Recall	Polaris			87071
26 Jan 1981	Snowmobiles Recalled by Kawasaki	Kawasaki	Laceration		81003

Hazard: The way a product can cause harm, in the words of the CPSC recall notice. This site also puts each recall under short hazard names.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Hazards

Snowmobiles: recalls that name each hazard
Hazard		Recalls
Fire		20
Other		16
Crash		15
Lead or chemical		5
Laceration		4
Burn		3
Electric shock		3
Explosion		2
Fall		1
Fracture		1

Firms

Firms with a page, in the order of the number of recalls.

Recalls by year

CPSC recalls in the category Snowmobiles, by the year of the recall date. The largest year is 2004, with 6 recalls.

Units in these recalls: 343,010
Median units of one recall: 2,800All CPSC recalls: 8,800
Share of all CPSC recalls on the register: 0.6%

Official channels

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Cite this page

Recall Register. Snowmobiles: CPSC recalls in this category. https://recallregister.com/category/snowmobiles/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence: US government work, public domain
Data retrieved: 29 Sep 2026

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Questions

Which hazards do the recalls in the category Snowmobiles have?: Fire: 20 recalls. Other: 16 recalls. Crash: 15 recalls.
What is the newest CPSC recall in the category Snowmobiles?: CPSC recall 16726, with the recall date 10 Feb 2016. The CPSC title is: Arctic Cat Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Crash, Injury Hazards (Recall Alert)
Which firms have a page and a recall in the category Snowmobiles?: 8 firms on this page. The list is in the order of the number of recalls and starts with Polaris Industries, with 16.
Where does the category Snowmobiles come from?: Snowmobiles is a product type of CPSC. This site uses the type of the first product of a recall. Most records before 2010 have no product type.