The company has received 102 reports of cracked fuel tank necks and 28 reports of burning, smoking, melted and/or shorted wires, including four reports of fires. No injuries have been reported.

This recall involves all model year 2015 through 2017 youth RZR 170 ROVs. The recalled ROVs have two seats and were sold in red, blue and white.

For model year 2015 ROVs, “Polaris” is printed on the front grill, “RZR” is printed on the rear panel, and “170” is printed on the front panel.

For model year 2016 and 2017 ROVs, “Polaris” is printed on the front grill and on the rear panel, and “RZR” is printed on the front panel. The VIN is printed on the frame on the driver’s side front wheel well.

Year	Model	Description
2015	R15YAV17AA	RZR 170 EFI RED
2015	R15YAV17AF	RZR 170 EFI BLUE
2015	R15YAV17BA	RZR 170 EFI RED
2015	R15YAV17BF	RZR 170 EFI BLUE
2016	Z16YAV17AB	RZR 170 WHITE
2016	Z16YAV17AF	RZR 170 BLUE
2016	Z16YAV1CAB	RZR 170 WHITE
2016	Z16YAV1CAF	RZR 170 BLUE
2017	Z17YAV17A2	RZR 170 WHITE
2017	Z17YAV17A5	RZR 170 BLUE

The ROVs, manufactured in Taiwan, were sold at Polaris dealers nationwide from February 2015 through July 2017 for between $4,600 and $4,800.

What to do

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled ROVs and contact Polaris to schedule a free repair. Polaris is contacting all known purchasers directly.

Consumers may contact Polaris at 800-765-2747 from 7 a.m. through 7 p.m. (CT) Monday through Friday, or online at www.polaris.com and click on “Off Road Safety Recalls” for more information.

Polaris Industries of Medina, Minn., is recalling about 16,800 RZR 170 recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs).The fuel tank neck can crack or the wir...

07/27/2017

By James Limbach

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