SaferProducts incident

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20180117-96EA0-1726927. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Polaris 2016 RZR 900 Trail. Incident: The submitter said he was notified by the firm that his unit was affected by recall # 16-146 and he took the unit to the retailer to have the recall repair. The submitter said since the repair he has noticed a gas odor when using the unit. The submitter has found that the rollover vent valve is defective and believes this is the part causing the fires with these units. The submitter said about two hours after using the unit he notices the gas odor and realized the rollover vent valve shuts, causing the gas tank to expand. The submitter said he has taken the unit three times to the retailer during the past year but since they could not replicate the incident they could not conduct a repair. The submitter said he finally decided to take a video of the incident and he made a hole in the gas tank cap which allows him to see the excessive air coming from the gas tank. The submitter said he sent the retailer the video sometime in September 2017 and the retailer forwarded the video to the firm. The submitter was contacted by the firm and asked to take his unit into the retailer but they refused to tell him how they would address the issue so the submitter said he did not feel comfortable taking the unit to the retailer. The submitter said the incident occurs approximately two hours after using it and during temperatures higher than 70 degrees. He also indicated that he always notices the strong gas odor. The submitter indicated his frustration with the unit because he has had issues since the recall repair and the firm who does not address the safety issue. The submitter said many