What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1979172
- Recall date
- 10 October 1979
- Make
- Arctic Cat
- Models
- El Tigre 340, El Tigre 440, El Tigre 6000, El Tigre 5000
- Model years
- 1979
- Vehicle class
- Snowmobile
- Vehicles affected
- 2,226
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
CRACKING OF THE WELD ON THE HANDLE BAR STEERING POST COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. VEHICLES WERE INVOLVED IN A PREVIOUS RECALL(V78142) BUT THE REPAIR MAY NOT BE ADEQUATE.
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 1979172.