Textron Specialised Automobiles, the maker of Arctic Cat snowmobiles, has despatched out a brand new recall discover affecting the model’s snowmobiles. This comes on the heels of a previous recall, affecting greater than 16,000 snowmobiles, for laceration potential.
The newest recall, nonetheless, is claimed to be due to a possible “Crash hazard.” Not nice.
In accordance with the recall discover, which went dwell Could ninth, “The steering caps, that are used to carry the handlebar in place, can crack and trigger the handlebars to grow to be unstable, posing a crash hazard.”
The recall discover additionally states that Arctic Cat has “acquired 95 reviews of incidents from sellers throughout preliminary snowmobile setups of steering caps cracking whereas being torqued,” however provides, that “No accidents have been reported.” Looks as if Arctic Cat caught it earlier than anybody was damage, which is at all times excellent news.
The discover additional provides that 2,670 snowmobiles are affected by the recall in the USA, whereas an extra 891 in Canada. The affected fashions embrace the “mannequin yr 2024 Catalyst 600 snowmobiles with mannequin names ZR, Riot, and Mountain,” and that, “The mannequin names are printed on the facet panels of the snowmobiles. The tenth letter of the VIN shall be an ‘R’. The VIN quantity is stamped on the tunnel part or the decal on the highest/rear of the tunnel.”
Prospects ought to cease utilizing the affected machines instantly, contact a licensed Arctic Cat vendor, and schedule remedying the affected components. The restore is freed from cost. They will schedule the service by “Textron Specialised Automobiles at 800-279-2281 from 8 a.m. to five p.m. CT, Monday by Friday, e mail at arcticcatwarranty@textron.com, or on-line at or and choose “Recall” for extra data.”
