EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
SPV - All Terrain Vehicle Polaris “Polaris General” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01507/20
Summary
The pump flange assembly may degrade over time when exposed to certain chemicals which may result in a fuel leak. A fuel leak close to a source of ignition increases the risk of fire.
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Product
SPV - All Terrain Vehicle — Polaris
- Brand
- Polaris
- Name / model
- Polaris General · Model year 2016-2018
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Polaris General 2 and 4 seats.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 18 November 2019 and 20 February 2020.
What is the risk?
- The pump flange assembly may degrade over time when exposed to certain chemicals which may result in a fuel leak. A fuel leak close to a source of ignition increases the risk of fire.
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: 27/10/2020
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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