What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1979015
- Recall date
- 23 January 1979
- Make
- Polaris
- Models
- Centurion 500, Txl 340
- Model years
- 1979
- Vehicle class
- Snowmobile
- Vehicles affected
- 1,146
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
SEVERE, REPETITIVE BRAKING ACTIONS CAN CAUSE OVERHEATING OF THE BRAKE CALIPER CAUSING THE BRAKE LINE TO RUPTURE AT THE BRAKE HOSE CONNECTION POINT ON THE CALIPER. THIS WOULD RESULT IN AN INSTANTANEOUS LOSS OF BRAKES AND POSSIBLE VEHICLE CRASH. ALSO, AN OVERHEATED BRAKE CALIPER MAY CUASE THE FUEL LINE TO RUPTURE AND/OR DAMAGE TO THE WIRING HARNESS. THESE CONDITIONS WOULD PRESENT A FIRE HAZARD. rnCENTURION 500 MODEL 790653 rnTXL 340 MODEL 790639
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 1979015.