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Three-wheel motorcycle – Polaris “Slingshot”

Serious risk Fire, Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 6 Dec 2016In the weekly report of 16 Dec 2016 (week 50, 2016)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Three-wheel motorcycle
Brand
Polaris (64 alerts)
Name
Slingshot
Type / model
Model Years 2016 and 2017
Batch numbers
Specific vehicles built between 22/04/2014 and 26/09/2016 (official alert record)
Description
Three-wheel motorcycle
Production dates
Specific vehicles built between 22/04/2014 and 26/09/2016
Risk
null 1. The brake light switch may have been over-tightened during production. This could result in a loss of brake fluid and subsequent reduction in braking performance.2. There may be insufficient clearance between the fuel pipe and the bonnet. This could result in the abrasion of the fuel pipe, leading to a risk of fire.3. The suspension swinging arm may not have the required strength and could consequently fail, affecting the directional control of the machine.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · by the manufacturer · from 7 Nov 2016
Notifying country
United Kingdom
Country of origin
United States
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1652/16
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2016-050 (XML)
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