# 2009 POLARIS SPORTSMAN 850XP — SUSPENSION
> NHTSA complaint `983197` · 2013-06-02 · POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** POLARIS
- **Model:** SPORTSMAN 850XP
- **Year:** 2009
- **Manufacturer:** POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC.
- **Component:** SUSPENSION
- **Miles at failure:** 110
- **Speed:** 25 mph
## 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
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