Polaris Recalls RZR Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles Due to Fire Hazard; Severe Burn Injuries, One Death Reported
Home product recall 16-146. Announced by CPSC on Apr 19, 2016.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Apr 19, 2016. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Repair what’s offered
- About 133,000 units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The recalled ROVs can catch fire while consumers are driving, posing fire and burn hazards to drivers and passengers.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using these recreational vehicles immediately and contact their Polaris dealer for a free repair. Polaris has agreed to voluntarily suspend sale of all recalled vehicles until they are repaired.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: repair.
- How to reach the firm: Polaris at 800-POLARIS or 800-765-2747 from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. CT Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Saturday and Sunday or online at www.polaris.com and click on “Off-Road Safety Recalls” on the main page of the Polaris website.
Which ones are recalled?
Ths recall involves Polaris Model Year 2013-2016 RZR 900 and RZR 1000 recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs). Visit www.polaris.com to determine if your RZR ROVs VIN number is included in this recall. 2013/2014 RZR XP 900 3NSJT9EAXEF364144 - 3NSJT9EA4EF385345 4XAJT87A0DP456738 - 4XAJT87A8EF366714 2014/2015/2016 RZR XP 1000 *additional VIN numbers included. Visit Polaris.com. 3NSVDE992FF361215 - 3NSVDE998GF784060 4XAST1EA0EB165962 - 4XAVFE992GB344924 2015/2016 RZR 900 *additional VIN numbers included. Visit Polaris.com. 3NSVAE871FF366883 - 3NSVAE874GH861374 4XAVAA878FB926614 - 4XAVAE873GB673176 2015/2016 RZR S 900 *additional VIN numbers included. Visit Polaris.com. 3NSVBE870FF361395 - 3NSVBA876GH860331 4XAVBE879FP340592 - 4XAVBE876GB673749 2016 RZR S 1000 *additional VIN numbers included. Visit Polaris.com 3NSVBE994GH102740 - 3NSVBE99XGH108171 4XAVBE995GP340655 - 4XAVBE997GB673744 The VIN is normally located on the driver’s side rear frame rail, above the PVT cover. Check your Owner’s Manual if you have any difficulty locating the VIN. VINs are not sequential and not all VINs in the ranges above are included in this recall. To determine if a specific ROV is included in this recall visit www.Polaris.com and click on “Off-Road Safety Recalls” under the “Rider Community” heading on the main page of the Polaris website.
About 133,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Polaris RZR recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs).
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
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Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Polaris Industries Inc., Medina, Minn.
- Distributed by Polaris Industries Inc., Medina, Minn.
- Made in United States and Mexico, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Polaris has received more than 160 reports of fires with the recalled RZR ROVs, resulting in one death of a 15-year-old passenger from a rollover that resulted in a fire and 19 reports of injuries, including first, second and third degree burns.
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.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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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.
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