Polaris Sportsman 500, Scrambler 500 4X4, Sportsman Mv7, Sportsman 600, Sportsman 700, Sportsman 400. Published by Transport Canada as 2008031 on 4 February 2008. System: Electrical.
What the notice says On certain ATVs, the Electronic Control Module (ECM) could fail and overheat. If this were to occur, the excessive heat could cause a fire, possibly resulting in property damage and/or severe personal injury or death. Owners are advised to stop riding their ATV's and to disconnect the battery cables until repairs …
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What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2008031
- Recall date
- 4 February 2008
- Make
- Polaris
- Models
- Sportsman 500, Scrambler 500 4X4, Sportsman MV7, Sportsman 600, Sportsman 700, Sportsman 400, Sportsman 6X6, Sportsman 450
- Model years
- 2004 to 2006
- Vehicle class
- A.T.V.
- System
- Electrical
- Raised as
- Safety MFR
- Vehicles affected
- 11,593
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain ATVs, the Electronic Control Module (ECM) could fail and overheat. If this were to occur, the excessive heat could cause a fire, possibly resulting in property damage and/or severe personal injury or death. Owners are advised to stop riding their ATV's and to disconnect the battery cables until repairs have been completed. Correction: Dealers will inspect and, if required, replace the ECM. As well, affected ECMs, installed by dealers to correct servicing issues, will also need replacing. Note: This recall supersedes recall 2005126.
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 2008031.
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.
- 2008026 · 30 January 2008 · Outlaw 500, Outlaw 525 · Other
- 2008240 · 9 July 2008 · Trail Touring, Trail Touring Deluxe, 550 LX · Engine
- 2008447 · 17 December 2008 · Outlaw 50 · Label
- 2007381 · 30 November 2007 · Ranger RZR 800 · Fuel System
- 2007352 · 1 November 2007 · 340 Touring, 700 Switchback, 600 Pro X2 · Fuel System
- 2007164 · 23 May 2007 · Outlaw 525 · Fuel System
- 2007127 · 25 April 2007 · Hawkeye 4x4, Hawkeye 2x4 · Suspension
- 2007128 · 25 April 2007 · Hawkeye 4x4, Hawkeye 2x4 · Steering
The same system: Electrical
686 notices in this register name Electrical. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
- 2008021 · 23 January 2008 · Dutch Star Class A Motorhome, Scottsdale Class A Motorhome, Kountry Star Class A Motorhome · Electrical
- 2008009 · 11 January 2008 · Revolution Le, Discovery, Bounder Diesel · Electrical
- 2008106 · 27 March 2008 · Vision Tour, Vision Street · Electrical
- 2008117 · 4 April 2008 · Sebring, Avenger · Electrical
- 2008128 · 16 April 2008 · Simba, Lapalma Diesel, Monarch · Electrical
- 2008204 · 9 June 2008 · Journey · Electrical
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 458 Canadian vehicle recalls filed in 2008.
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