Bobcat Company Recalls Utility Vehicles Due To Burn and Fire Hazards (Recall Alert)
Home product recall 18-757. Announced by CPSC on Aug 8, 2018.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Aug 8, 2018. 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?
The utility vehicle’s exhaust header pipe can crack, posing burn and fire hazards.
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What should you do?
Consumers should contact an authorized Bobcat dealer to schedule a free repair. Bobcat is contacting all known purchasers directly.
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- 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: Bobcat online at www.bobcat.com and click on the Find a Dealer link at the top of the page, or at 800-743-4340 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves model year 2015 through 2018 Bobcat 3400 and 3400XL gas engine-equipped utility vehicles manufactured by Polaris Industries. The recalled utility vehicles are white and black with orange decals and have one or two rows of seats and a rear box. “Bobcat” is printed on the hood of the utility vehicle and “3400” or “3400XL” is printed on the rear box. The model and vehicle identification number (VIN #) can be found on a label under the seat and storage bin on the passenger side. The following models and VIN ranges are being recalled: Year Model VIN Range 2015 3400 4X GAS B3FL11001 through B3FL11911 3400 4X GAS DLX B3FN11001 through B3FN11286 2016 3400 4X GAS B3FL12001 through B3FL12803 3400 4X GAS DLX B3FN12001 through B3FN12245 2017 3400 4X GAS B3FL17001 through B3FL17580 3400 XL GAS B3FN17001 through B3FN17124 2018 3400 4X GAS B3FL18001 through B3FL18097 3400 XL GAS B3FN18001 through B3FN18065
About 2,700 units, as CPSC gives them.
Bobcat 3400 and 3400XL utility vehicles.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 4 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Polaris Industries Inc., Medina, Minn.
- Distributed by Bobcat Company, West Fargo, N.D.
- Bobcat dealers nationwide from August 2014 through July 2018 for between $10,000 and $15,000.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Bobcat has received seven reports of cracked exhaust pipes. No injuries or fires have been reported.
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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.
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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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