SaferProducts incident

Failure type

Fire / ignition

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20210301-EABA0-3081004. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Arctic Cat Panther (Snowmobile). Incident: The consumer states that he purchased his snowmobile with 4,000 miles on it from his Uncle, who originally purchased it from the Manufacturer on 01/13/2001. The unit has 4,600 miles currently. The consumer indicates that the gas tank on the top of his snowmobile has threads that have cracked, allowing gas to leak on the consumer�s clothes as he is using the unit. The consumer is concerned that his clothes may catch fire. The consumer contacted the Manufacturer and explained the situation; the representative he spoke to informed him that they are aware of the problem but because they no longer manufacture his unit that they could not assist him. The consumer states that the unit is only used during Winter months approximately once per week. The consumer plans on keeping his snowmobile for at least the next thirty days in case an investigation ensues.