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2009 POLARIS SPORTSMAN 850XP — SUSPENSION

crash · 983197 · 2013-06-02

Vehicle

Make
POLARIS
Model
SPORTSMAN 850XP
Year
2009
Manufacturer
POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
Component
SUSPENSION
Miles at failure
110
Speed
25 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WAS RIDING ON GRAVEL ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, GOING AROUND CURVE TO THE LEFT, CROSSING A CULVERT WHEN I HEARD AND FELT A POP, VEHICLE TURNED TO THE RIGHT ENDING UP IN A CREEK ON ITS SIDE, I DOVE IN THE WATER TO GET A WAY FROM VEHICLE, AFTER RECOVERING THE VEHICLE AND INSPECTING , FOUND THAT WELD HAD BROKEN ON THE LOWER RIGHT A-ARM, CAUSING ACCIDENT, NOTIFIED POLARIS, THEY DENIED THERE WAS A PROBLEM, REPLACED A-ARM MYSELF AND HAVEN'T HAD ANY MORE BREAK. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10514683
Machine
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