What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1989004
- Recall date
- 3 January 1989
- Make
- Polaris
- Models
- Long Track
- Model years
- 1987
- Vehicle class
- Snowmobile
- System
- Brakes
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 180
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
THE TRANSMISSION COULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR DURING OPERATION. SHOULD THIS OCCUR, RE-ENGAGEMENT OF THE GEAR BOX WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS IN NEUTRAL, LOSS OF BRAKING ACTION OCCURS. THIS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH. rnCORRECTION: A POSITIVE TRANSMISSION LOCKING DEVICE WILL BE INSTALLED ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES.
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 1989004.