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CPSC, Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. Announce Recall of Snowmobiles

Recalled October 1, 2004 · CPSC recall 05501 · Bombardier Recreational Products

Recalled Ski-Doo snowmobile GSXRecalled Ski-Doo snowmobile GSXRecalled Ski-Doo snowmobile MX ZRecalled Ski-Doo snowmobile MX Z
Hazard
The starter ring gear may crack, causing fragmentation and debris, which may act as a projectile at high speeds. A projectile could cause serious injury or death.
Remedy
Owners of affected units will be notified directly. Consumers should contact an authorized Ski-Doo dealer to schedule an appointment for repair, free of charge.
Units
About 1,613
Incidents / injuries
BRP has received one report of debris from the ring gear causing a minor injury to the driver's hand.

Description

BRP snowmobiles come in black, blue, gray, white, and yellow. Recalled models are listed in this table: YEAR MODEL MODEL NUMBER SERIAL NUMBER 2004MX Z™ 800 HO 2806/2807/2808/2809/2810/2811/2832/2833/2834/2835/2836/2837/2838/2839/2962/2963/2964/2965/2966/2967/2984/2985/2986/2987 ALL|2004 GSX Ltd 800 HO™ 2885/2886/2887/2888 ALL

What to do

Owners of affected units will be notified directly. Consumers should contact an authorized Ski-Doo dealer to schedule an appointment for repair, free of charge.

Contact

Contact Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. at (888) 638-6397 between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. ET.

Product
Ski-Doo® 2004 MX Z (E) 800 HO and GSX LTD (E) 800 HO snowmobiles
Manufacturer(s)
Bombardier Inc., Quebec, Canada
Retailers
Ski-Doo dealers nationwide, between August 2003 and August 2004, for about $8,500 to $9,800.
Made in
Canada

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →