NHTSA Campaign 17V158000
STEERING
NHTSA campaign 17V158000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the steering. The repair is free.
Polaris Industries, Inc filed the report for 17V158000 with NHTSA on March 10, 2017; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 17V158000, NHTSA lists up to 254 potentially affected vehicles, built between January 23, 2017 and February 23, 2017.
Owner notification letters for 17V158000 were scheduled from March 23, 2017, 13 days after the report.
17V158000 covers 1 model from Polaris, model years 2017.
Owners of the model years 17V158000 covers have filed at least 2 complaints naming the steering, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 17V158000 ranks 13 of 13 Polaris Industries, Inc recalls on this site.
Besides 17V158000, Polaris Industries, Inc has 1 other recall on the steering on this site; the one before 17V158000 was 15V022000, reported on January 21, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Polaris Industries, Inc. (Polaris) is recalling certain 2017 Slingshot, Slingshot SL, and Slingshot SLR vehicles. Three of the bolted connections between the steering and the front suspension may have been insufficiently tightened, possibly resulting in a reduction of steering and/or front suspension performance.
- The risk
- Reduced steering and/or suspension performance can affect vehicle handling, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Polaris will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected nuts and bolts, tightening them correctly, free of charge. The recall began on March 23, 2017. Owners may contact Polaris customer service at 1-855-863-2284. Polaris' number for this recall is T-17-01.
Reported March 10, 2017
Vehicles covered by 17V158000 (1)
Polaris (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 17V158000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: March 10, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted