T-18-01 – Seat Belt or Seat Back may Detach; Seat may Slide – 2015-2018 Polaris Slingshot Motorcycles

March 26, 2018 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V195000

Seat Belt or Seat Back may Detach; Seat may Slide

If the seat belt buckle or seat back detach from the seat base, there would be an increased risk of injury in the event of a crash. If the driver’s seat unexpectedly moves, it can cause the driver to lose control of the motorcycle, increasing the risk of a crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V195

Manufacturer Polaris Industries, Inc.

Components SEATS, SEAT BELTS

Potential Number of Units Affected 24,235

 

Summary

Polaris Industries, Inc. (Polaris) is recalling all 2015-2018 Polaris Slingshot motorcycles. The driver-seat and passenger-seat seat belt and seat back anchoring bracket may have been improperly welded. Additionally, differences in the seat assembly may prevent proper latching of the seat slider, allowing the driver’s seat to move unexpectedly.

 

Remedy

Polaris will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat belt bracket and seat back welds, and the seat slider latching function. If the weld is missing or incomplete, or if the slider doesn’t latch properly, the seat bases will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on April 16, 2018. Owners may contact Polaris customer service at 1-855-863-2284. Polaris’ number for this recall is T-18-01.

 

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

 

Check for Polaris Recalls

 

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IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL

This notice applies to your vehicle
Recall Campaign: 18V195 – Seat Base Frames
Subject: 2015-2018 Slingshot / SL / SLR / GT
Seat Base Frame Inspection / Replacement
PLEASE READ IMMEDIATELY

 

VIN                          T-18-01

 

FIRST NAME    LAST NAME
ADDRESS
CITY, ST ZIP

 

Dear Slingshot Owner:

This notice is sent to you in accordance with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act. The Slingshot Division of Polaris Industries Inc. has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in some 2015-2018 Slingshot vehicles. Our records indicate that you have purchased a potentially affected vehicle.

 

The reason for this recall:

A small number of Slingshot vehicles may have been manufactured with defective seat base frames, including one or both of the following issues:

• Driver-side and passenger-side seatbase frames may have been improperly manufactured, lacking one or more welds. The absence of one or more welds can compromise the strength of the mount and cause the seatback frame and/or seatbelt buckle to separate from the seat base frame, increasing the risk of injury during a crash.
• Driver-side seatbase frames may contain a seat slider defect which may cause the seat to slide without driver input during acceleration or braking events, increasing the risk of a crash.

 

What Polaris and your dealer will do:

Inspect and replace (if necessary) your driver-side and passenger-side seat base frames. Your Polaris Slingshot dealer has been authorized to complete the seat base inspection and replacement (if necessary) at no cost to you.

 

What you should do:

Once you receive this letter, please contact your local Slingshot dealer at your earliest convenience to schedule an appointment to have bulletin repairs performed. The repair may take approximately 1.5 hours. When making contact with your dealer, discuss parts availability, their schedule and how long they will need to keep your vehicle to complete the updates.

 

If you have questions or if you need more information:

While your Slingshot dealer is in the best position to answer your questions, if you have any questions that your dealer cannot address, if you are having difficulty obtaining the recall repairs outlined in this letter, or if you need assistance finding a Slingshot dealer, please visit the Slingshot web site at https://www.polaris.com/en-us/slingshot or contact our Slingshot Consumer Service Department by calling 1-855-863-2284.

 

This notice was mailed to you according to our most current registration information. If you no longer own your Slingshot vehicle, please contact your local Slingshot dealer to have the ownership information changed. The Slingshot Consumer Service Department cannot change ownership information without identification. Federal law requires that any vehicle lessor receiving this recall notice must forward a copy of this notice to the lessee within 10 days.

 

If you have had these repairs performed before you received this letter, you may be eligible to receive reimbursement for the cost of obtaining a pre-notification remedy of the problem associated with this recall. For more information regarding reimbursement please contact your Slingshot dealer or the Slingshot Consumer Service Department using the information above.

 

If you believe that the Slingshot Division of Polaris Industries Inc. has failed to remedy this defect without charge or is unable to do so within a reasonable time, you may submit a complaint to the Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, D.C. 20590; or call the toll-free Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); or on the web go to https://www.safercar.gov.

 

Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause you. Your safety and continued satisfaction with your Slingshot is our primary concern. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

Polaris On-Road Vehicles

 

PLEASE NOTE:

This notice applies to Recall Campaign 18V195- Seat Base Frames.   For additional information and to view open recalls on your vehicle,  scan the QR code or go to: https://www.polaris.com/en-us/rider-support/on-road-recalls and enter your VIN,  shown above the mailing address on this letter.

 

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4 Affected Products

Vehicle

MAKE	MODEL	YEAR
POLARIS	SLINGSHOT	2015-2018

 

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13 Associated Documents

Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-18V195-8259.pdf 230.71KB

 

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Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-18V195-4545.pdf 245.919KB

 

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ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-18V195-7932.pdf 40.253KB

 

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-18V195-5079.pdf 10962.091KB

 

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Recall 573 Report – AMENDMENT 1

RCLRPT-18V195-6825.PDF 232.03KB

 

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Miscellaneous Document – May 25, 2018 – Campaign 18V-195 – Warranty Timelines

RMISC-18V195-9676.pdf 50.77KB

 

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Recall Quarterly Report – Report #1, 2018-2

RCLQRT-18V195-0100.PDF 214.529KB

 

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Recall 573 Report – AMENDMENT 2

RCLRPT-18V195-2581.PDF 232.365KB

 

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ISSUED Renotification Notice – Post Card

RCRN-18V195-1548.pdf 237.862KB

 

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Recall Quarterly Report #4, 2019-1

RCLQRT-18V195-1103.PDF 211.444KB

 

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Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2018-4

RCLQRT-18V195-5506.PDF 211.347KB

 

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Remedy Instructions and TSB – April 30, 2018 – SUBJECT: SEAT BASE FRAME INSPECTION / REPLACEMENT

RCRIT-18V195-0305.pdf 17082.48KB

 

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Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2018-3

RCLQRT-18V195-7178.PDF 211.253KB

 

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Latest Recalls Documents

For the Latest and Most Recent Recalls Information Visit the link below…

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=18V195&docType=RCL

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