NHTSA recall 05V252000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 05V252000 |
| Manufacturer's number | V-05-03 |
| Manufacturer | POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| Reported | 2005-05-31 |
| Owners notified | 2005-06-10 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN |
| Units potentially affected | 712 |
What is wrong
ON CERTAIN MOTORCYCLES, THE CAMSHAFT CHAIN DRIVE SPROCKET LOCATED ON THE CRANKSHAFT MAY HAVE CRACKED UPON INSTALLATION.
What can happen
IF CRACKS ARE PRESENT, THE SPROCKET MAY FAIL DURING OPERATION. SPROCKET FAILURE COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO LOCK UP WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF OPERATOR CONTROL, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE LOWER RIGHT ENGINE COVER, INSPECT THE SPROCKET FOR CRACKS, AND REPLACE THE ENGINE OR THE NECESSARY COMPONENTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 10, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT VICTORY AT 763-417-8650.
Notes
POLARIS RECALL NO. V-05-03.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
| 2005 VICTORY HAMMER | Built 2005-03-07 to 2005-05-04. |
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