Polaris Indy 440 Xc, Indy Xcf. Published by Transport Canada as 1997051 on 17 March 1997. System: Steering.
What the notice says The steering pitman arms on these snowmobiles may have improper welds. a severe impact may cause the pitman arm to develop cracks which could lead to pitman arm failure and a loss of steering control. correction: steering pitman arm will be replaced on affected vehicles.
Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at Transport Canada, 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.
What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 1997051
- Recall date
- 17 March 1997
- Make
- Polaris
- Models
- Indy 440 XC, Indy XCF
- Model years
- 1997
- Vehicle class
- Snowmobile
- System
- Steering
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 477
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
THE STEERING PITMAN ARMS ON THESE SNOWMOBILES MAY HAVE IMPROPER WELDS. A SEVERE IMPACT MAY CAUSE THE PITMAN ARM TO DEVELOP CRACKS WHICH COULD LEAD TO PITMAN ARM FAILURE AND A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. CORRECTION: STEERING PITMAN ARM WILL BE REPLACED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.
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 1997051.
Polaris elsewhere in this register
Polaris is named on 197 notices in the copy of Transport Canada’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- 1997130 · 4 July 1997 · 600 XC, 600 XCR, Ultra SP · Steering
- 1996036 · 22 February 1996 · Storm SKS, Ultra, 600 XCR SP · Brakes
- 1996037 · 22 February 1996 · 500 RMK, Classic Touring, 500 Efi · Steering
- 1998218 · 10 November 1998 · Ranger · Steering
- 1999011 · 29 January 1999 · Transport, Sport Touring, Sport · Steering
- 1999012 · 29 January 1999 · Ranger 6x6 · Seats And Restraints
- 1999028 · 26 February 1999 · 700 RMK, 800 XCR, XLT SP · Steering
- 1999137 · 26 July 1999 · Snowmobile · Brakes
The same system: Steering
582 notices in this register name Steering. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 1997113 · 6 June 1997 · Tl1000sv · Steering
- 1997120 · 18 June 1997 · Ball Joint · Steering
- 1997130 · 4 July 1997 · 600 XC, 600 XCR, Ultra SP · Steering
- 1997131 · 17 July 1997 · Century · Steering
- 1997212 · 26 November 1997 · S2t Thunderbolt · Steering
- 1997229 · 22 December 1997 · CH, CL · Steering
Reading this against the source
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What the words on this notice mean — the system it is filed under, and what the filing type says about who found the fault.
This register keeps an index of its own for every maker and every year it holds: Canadian recalls on a Polaris: 197 in the register, and 243 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 1997.
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