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CPSC, Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. Announce Recall of Ratchet Winch Kits, Sold as Accessory for Snowmobiles

Home product recall 04-561. Announced by CPSC on Jul 6, 2004.

CPSC’s own notice, on cpsc.gov

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The short answer

Announced by CPSC on Jul 6, 2004. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.

Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.

What’s wrong with it?

When the ratchet winch, or hook, is under tension, it can detach and be projected, posing a risk of serious injury or death to user or bystander.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What should you do?

Return the ratchet winch kit to your Ski-Doo dealer for a refund.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: For additional information, contact Bombardier Recreational Products at (888) 638-5397 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.

Which ones are recalled?

The ratchet winch kit was sold as an accessory for the Elite model snowmobile and is used as a tow line if the snowmobile is immobilized. The ratchet kit is made of black metal and has a metal wheel with about a 5-inch diameter, attached to a metal arm that measures about 9 inches in length.

About 45 units, as CPSC gives them.

Ratchet Winch Kits.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

CPSC’s photos

CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.

Who made and sold it?

  • Made by JSF Manufacturing Inc., Hazelnut, Ga.
  • Ski-Doo dealers nationwide, between July 2003 and March 2004, for about $82.
  • Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Was anyone hurt?

None reported.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What the record doesn’t say

  • The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
  • The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
  • How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Source:

Hearth Record wrote these lines.

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.

    Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.

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