{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Canadian recall 1996037 (Polaris), 1996: Steering",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1996037/",
  "summary": "Transport Canada recall 1996037, POLARIS 500 RMK, CLASSIC TOURING, 500 EFI, XLT TOURING, 440, TRAIL TOU, 1996-02-22. THE HANDLEBARS MAY BE MISSING WELDS IN.",
  "excerpt": "Polaris 500 Rmk, Classic Touring, 500 Efi, Xlt Touring, 440, Trail Touring. Published by Transport Canada as 1996037 on 22 February 1996. System: Steering. What the notice says The handlebars may be missing welds in the brace and post area. if welds are missing or incomplete, the handlebars may break, resulting in loss of steering control. correction: vehicles will be inspected and handlebars replaced if necessary. Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. THE HANDLEBARS MAY BE MISSING WELDS IN THE BRACE AND POST AREA. IF WELDS ARE MISSING OR INCOMPLETE, THE HANDLEBARS MAY BREAK, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. CORRECTION: VEHICLES WILL BE INSPECTED AND HANDLEBARS REPLACED IF NECESSARY. Transport Canada recorded this notice in capitals, as its system did for many years. It is reproduced here exactly as published. The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 1996037 . The Canadian register on this site Polaris is named on 197 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time. 19",
  "register": {
    "authority": "Transport Canada",
    "country": "Canada",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T14:08:24+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-05T14:08:24+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Canadian recall 1996037 (Polaris), 1996: Steering\", https://carsmultiverse.com/canada/recall-1996037/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}