The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: POLICE ALL PURPOSE VEHICLES SUPPLIED TO THE CITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. THESE VEHICLES HAVE NOT BEEN CERTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PART 574 OF THE NATIONAL TRAFFIC AND MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY ACT.
The risk
THESE VEHICLES ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARDS.
The remedy
POLARIS WILL OFFER THE CITY OF CHICAGO THE OPPORTUNITY TO RETURN EACH VEHICLE FOR A REFUND CONSISTING OF THE REASONABLE DEPRECIATED VALUE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Polaris Trail Boss 250 | 1991, 1992, 1993 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polaris Trail Boss 250 | 1991 | 0 | 1 |
| Polaris Trail Boss 250 | 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| Polaris Trail Boss 250 | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 1997
11 of the 268 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1997 concerned the equipment; POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. filed 43 campaigns in all.
| 97V178000 7 Oct 1997 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 96V194007 2 Jun 1997 | HOLIDAY RAMBLER CORP. |
| 96V194006 2 Jun 1997 | MONACO COACH CORP. |
| 97V089000 28 May 1997 | SAFARI MOTOR COACHES, INC. |
| 96V194005 15 Apr 1997 | SAFARI MOTOR COACHES, INC. |
| 97V053000 3 Apr 1997 | MOTOR COACH IND., INC. |
| 97V032000 5 Mar 1997 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
| 96V194004 13 Feb 1997 | COUNTRY COACH INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1997