{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Polaris recall 18V485 (L-18-03): 2011-2016 GEM E2, E2L, ELXD, and EL Electric",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v485/",
  "summary": "Recall 18V485 (Polaris): If the upper cab frame fails, it can increase the risk of injury or crash. Polaris's own number: L-18-03.",
  "excerpt": "Gem E2, Gem El, Gem Elxd, model years 2011 to 2016. Filed by Polaris Industries, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 19 July 2018. 1,946 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Polaris Industries, Inc. (Polaris) is recalling certain 2011-2016 GEM E2, E2L, ELXD, and EL electric vehicles. The lower main frame tube may crack which can result in failure of the secondary upper cab frame. 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 Polaris's own number for this recall: L-18-03. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V485 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways. 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 upper cab frame fails, it can increase the risk of injury or crash.” 18V485 Polaris Industries, Inc. Structure:Frame And Members 19 July 2018 2011-2016 GEM E2, GEM EL, GEM ELXD If the upper cab frame fails, it can increase the risk of injury or crash. Polaris will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional frame brace to the lower frame tubes, free of charge. The recall began December 18, 2018. Owners may contact Polaris custom",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T19:49:21+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T14:41:57+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Polaris recall 18V485 (L-18-03): 2011-2016 GEM E2, E2L, ELXD, and EL Electric\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v485/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}