EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
All-terrain vehicle Polaris “Phoenix 200” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00697/20
Summary
The stop of the throttle lever might have become damaged during shipping.Consequently, the throttle limiter might not properly work, leading to unexpected behaviour of the vehicle and increasing the risk of accident.
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Product
All-terrain vehicle — Polaris
- Brand
- Polaris
- Name / model
- Phoenix 200 · 2018 and 2019 models
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- All-terrain vehicle.
- Production dates: 22/10/2017 to 01/09/2018
What is the risk?
- The stop of the throttle lever might have become damaged during shipping.Consequently, the throttle limiter might not properly work, leading to unexpected behaviour of the vehicle and increasing the risk of accident.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 21/04/2020
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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