What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1982070
- Recall date
- 14 September 1982
- Make
- Yamaha
- Models
- Bravo (br250f)
- Model years
- 1982
- Vehicle class
- Snowmobile
- System
- Steering
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 4,600
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
THERE ARE THREE DEFECTS IN THIS RECALL: 1 - POSSIBLE INSUFFICIENT REINFORCEMENT OF THE OUTER STEERING ARMS WHICH CONTROL THE MOVEMENT OF THE SKIS COULD RESULT IN CRACKING OR BREAKING OF THE ARMS CAUSING PARTIAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. 2 - INADEQUATE PENETRATION OF THE WELDS SECURING A SHEET METAL PLATE WHICH POSITIONS THE LOWER PORTION OF THE STEERING MAIN SHAFT COULD RESULT IN THE PLATE SEPARATING FROM THE BODY CAUSING PARTIAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. 3 - THE FORWARD EDGE OF THE TRACK SLIDER FRAME MAY ENTER INTO OPENINGS OF THE TRACK IN INSTANCES OF SEVERE FRONTAL IMPACT ON TRACK CONTAINING EXCESSIVE
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 1982070.