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1999 Polaris 1633 Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Mar 12, 2002
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1999 Polaris 1633, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Fuel system2100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Fuel system

Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

AT CERTAIN SPEEDS GAS CAP BACKS ITS WAY OUT OF THE TANK.THIS CAUSES THE GAS TO SPRAY ON DRIVER. TANKS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE, AND THE PROBLEM IS STILL OCCURRING. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE.*AK

NHTSA ID 8005487 · filed Mar 12, 2002

THE MOTORCYCLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT THE SPEED LIMIT, IN FAIRLY HEAVY BIG RIG (TRUCK) TRAFFIC WHEN THE FUEL PUMP DIED, I WAS ALMOST KILLED BY A NEAR MISS, PASSING BETWEEN TRUCKS AS MOTORCYCLE COASTED TO A STOP. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE, AS DOZENS OF MY FELLOW VICTORY MOTORCYCLE RIDING FRIENDS HAVE ALSO HAD SIMILAR FUEL PUMP FAILURES, ALSO WITH NEAR MISSES WITH OTHER VEHICLES. THE PUMP GAVE NO WARNING, IT JUST STOPPED WORKING. APPARENTLY THE DESIGNED IS KNOWN TO BE FLAWED, AS THE MANUFACTURER (POLARIS) HAS CHANGED THE PUMP TO A DIFERENT DESIGN FOR 2002 MODEL YEAR. I FEEL THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY ON A MOTORCYCLE. *AK

NHTSA ID 755730 · filed Dec 17, 2001

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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Data sources

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