Polaris Slingshot (2015): Structure
Recall 15V020000 · Jan 20, 2015 · Polaris Industries, Inc.
1,577
vehicles affected
1,577
vehicles affected
Owners are told not to drive these vehicles until they are repaired.
Facts
- Recall number
- 15V020000
- Date
- Jan 20, 2015
- Maker
- Polaris Industries, Inc.
- Units affected
- 1,577
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Structure
- Model years
- 2015
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Polaris Industries, Inc. (Polaris) is recalling certain model year 2015 Slingshot motorcycles manufactured August 26, 2014, to December 16, 2014, and 2015 Slingshot SL motorcycles manufactured August 18, 2014, to December 15, 2014. The affected motorcycles may be equipped with roll hoops that do not meet hardness specifications.
What can happen
If the roll hoops do not meet strength specifications, in the event of a rollover crash they may not provide proper protection, increasing the risk of a personal injury.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Polaris will notify owners, and dealers will replace the roll hoops, free of charge. The recall began on January 30, 2015. Owners may contact Polaris customer service at 1-651-408-7579. Polaris' number for this recall is SLI-15-01.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 15V020000?
1 model: Polaris Slingshot (2015), about 1,577 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 15V020000?
Polaris will notify owners, and dealers will replace the roll hoops, free of charge. The recall began on January 30, 2015. Owners may contact Polaris customer service at 1-651-408-7579. Polaris' number for this recall is SLI-15-01.
What can happen?
If the roll hoops do not meet strength specifications, in the event of a rollover crash they may not provide proper protection, increasing the risk of a personal injury.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.