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NHTSA Investigation RP07001

Recall Process · POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. · POWER TRAIN

ClosedRecall Process

An investigation is not a finding that a defect exists.

NHTSA opens an investigation to examine whether a safety defect may exist. An open investigation is not a determination that a defect exists, and many investigations close without a recall. Investigations can, however, lead to one.

Model years namedModel years in our database that NHTSA associated with this inquiry. Being named in an investigation says nothing about whether an individual vehicle has any problem.
13
7 models
Opened
Nov 9, 2007
Recall Process
Closed
Jan 25, 2008
No associated recall recorded

What NHTSA is examining

The agency's own description of the inquiry, quoted as published

TRANSMISSION LOCK-UP

BOTH THE PETITON FOR RULEMAKING, DEFECT, AND NONCOMPLIANCE ORDER, AND THE PETITON FOR HEARING ON NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY ARE DENIED.THE AGENCY HAS DETERMINED THAT BOTH PETITIONS ARE MOOT GIVEN THAT THE MANUFACTURER DECIDED THERE WAS A SAFETY DEFECT IN ITS MOTORCYCLES AND ISSUED OWNER AND DEALER NOTIFICATIONS AND SUPPLIED A FREE REMEDY WHERE NEEDED.A COPY OF THE PUBLISHED NOTICE FURTHER EXPLAINING THIS DECISION CAN BE FOUND IN THE NOTICE OF DENIAL DOCUMENT IN THIS FILE.

An investigation is a separate record from a recall and from a manufacturer communication. A manufacturer campaign to repair a safety defect or a failure to meet a federal safety standard.

Investigation details

Identifiers, dates and outcome as recorded by NHTSA

Action number
RP07001
Investigation type
Recall Process (RP)
Status
Closed
Manufacturer
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
Component
POWER TRAIN
Opened
Nov 9, 2007
Closed
Jan 25, 2008
Associated recall campaign
None recorded

Vehicles named in this investigation

13 model years across 7 models

Being named here means NHTSA included the vehicle in the scope of its inquiry. It is not a statement that these vehicles have a defect.