1986 Polaris Indy Trail And Indy 400 Snowmobiles Recall
CPSC recall 87071. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
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Vehicle Accident
CPSC recall 87071 has the recall date 19 Nov 1987. The notice names the firm Polaris. The CPSC record gives no number of units. CPSC gives the product type Snowmobiles.
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| Description | 1986 Polaris Indy Trail And Indy 400 Snowmobiles Recall NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 19, 1987 Release # 87-071 Safety Recall Of 1986 Polaris Indy Trail And Indy 400 Snowmobiles WASHINGTON, DC -- In cooperation with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Polaris Industries, Minneapolis, Minnesota today announced a voluntary recall from consumers of all 1986 Polaris Indy Trail Snowmobiles, Models No. 0860761 and 0860661 and 1986 Polaris Indy 400 Snowmobiles, Model No. 0860759. The brake caliper bridge bolt nuts may loosen and cause the loss of brakes. Polaris is aware of eight reported instances where the nuts came loose. All resulted in vehicle damage and one resulted in personal injury involving a bruised chest and stomach. The snowmobiles have been sold since 1985 through approximately 850 U.S. Polaris dealers nationwide. Users are cautioned not to use the snowmobiles until the replacement, locking nuts are installed and torgued to 17ft/lbs. The retail price of the snowmobiles range from $3499 to $3749. Only the 1986 Polaris Indy Trail, Models No. 0860761 and… |
| Product | Polaris Indy Trail Snowmobiles, Snowmobiles |
| Manufacturer | Polaris |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1987: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1987
- 49
- Recalls of 1987 with one of the same hazards
- 20%
- Recalls of 1987 in the category Snowmobiles
- 2%
- Recalls on the register that name Polaris
- 11
Other recalls of the firm
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 87071. https://recallregister.com/product/4720-1986-polaris-indy-trail-and-indy-400-snowmobiles-recall/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 87071 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 87071 has no incident or injury text.
- How many CPSC recalls name Polaris?
- 11 CPSC recalls on this register name Polaris. This recall is 1 of them.