Snowmobiles Recalled by Polaris
CPSC recall 98026. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Vehicle Accident
CPSC recall 98026 has the recall date 13 Nov 1997. 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 | Snowmobiles Recalled by Polaris NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 13, 1997 Release # 98-026 Company Phone Number: (800) POLARIS CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Ken Giles, (301) 504-7052 CPSC, Polaris Announce Recall of Snowmobiles WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Polaris Industries Inc. of Minneapolis, Minn., is voluntarily recalling about 20,670 snowmobiles to replace their steering pitman arms, which are part of the steering mechanism. The snowmobile's steering pitman arm can crack in the weld area, and consumers can lose control of the snowmobile and crash. Polaris has received 21 reports of steering pitman arms cracking and in some instances, consumers have lost control of the snowmobiles. No injuries have been reported. The following snowmobiles are involved in this recall: Model Year and Name Model Number 1997 440 XC 0971760 1997 XCF 0971643 1997 600 XC 0971776 and E971776 1997 600 XCR 0975677 and E975677 1997 600 XCR SE H975677 1997 700 SKS 097566 and E970566 1997 700 RMK… |
| Product | Polaris snowmobiles, Snowmobiles |
| Manufacturer | Polaris |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1997: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1997
- 151
- Recalls of 1997 with one of the same hazards
- 9%
- Recalls of 1997 in the category Snowmobiles
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Polaris
- 11
Other recalls of the firm
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- CPSC recall notice 98026The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 98026. https://recallregister.com/product/6098-snowmobiles-recalled-by-polaris/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 98026 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 98026 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.