{
  "title": "Polaris Industries, Inc. recall 13E048: Lock & Ride Passenger Backrest",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13e048/",
  "summary": "Recall 13E048: If the passenger backrest fails while the motorcycle is in motion, it may increase the risk of a crash.",
  "excerpt": "Lock & Ride Passenger Backrest, model year 9999. Filed by Polaris Industries, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 27 August 2013. 13,709 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Polaris is recalling certain Lock & Ride accessory passenger backrests, part numbers 2877938 (chrome) and 2877938-266 (black) for use on Cross Country, Cross Country Touring, Cross Country 8-ball, Cross Country Touring 15th Anniversary, and Hardball motorcycles. If a passenger backrest has, or has had, a luggage rack … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , 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. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the passenger backrest fails while the motorcycle is in motion, it may increase the risk of a crash.” 13E048 Polaris Industries, Inc. Equipment 27 August 2013 9999-9999 LOCK & RIDE PASSENGER BACKREST If the passenger backrest fails while the motorcycle is in motion, it may increase the risk of a crash. Polaris will notify owners, and dealers will mail a recall notice to all registered owners of any 2010 through 2013 Victory Cross Roads, Cross Country, Cross Country Tour, and Hard Ball motorcycles. If they have, or have had, an affected passenger backrest/luggage rack combin",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T16:54:20+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T06:42:06+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Polaris Industries, Inc. recall 13E048: Lock & Ride Passenger Backrest\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13e048/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}