SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., March 6, 2024—Both Bombardier Recreational Products, which owns Ski-Doo snowmobiles, and Polaris have issued recalls for certain snowmobile models due to potential safety issues.

Bombardier is recalling roughly 8,100 model year 2024 Ski-Doo MXZ and Renegade snowmobiles equipped with Pilot X skis sold in the United States and about 5,600 sold in Canada. The company has received 27 reports in the U.S. of the snowmobile’s left ski breaking, none of which resulted in injuries. One incident in Canada resulted in an injury. 

“Consumers should immediately stop using the snowmobiles, and contact [Bombardier Recreational Products] to schedule a free inspection and repair at the dealership by replacing the left ski free of cost,” the recall says. “BRP is contacting all purchasers directly.”

Full details HERE.

The Polaris recall involves about 265,000 model year 2021-2024 MATRYX and 2015-2023 AXYS snowmobiles sold around the world due to risk of fire from electrostatic discharge (ESD) inside the fuel tank. 

“Under specific conditions (degraded fuel, especially after extended storage), vapors may be ignited inside the fuel tank during operation, posing a potential injury hazard to consumers,” the recall says.

Polaris is aware of eight reports of fuel tank ruptures. The company says it has contacted all registered owners directly to provide details about the recall. 

The company has issued a solution to eliminate ESD in fuel tanks:

“Consumers should fill up their snowmobile using an oxygenated fuel that contains E10 (10% ethanol) and 91 octane or greater. The 10% ethanol in the fuel combats the electrostatic buildup in the fuel tank system to prevent ESD. The consumer will also need to change the fuel type designation on the gauge of their impacted snowmobile if they were previously using non-ethanol fuel.”

Full details HERE.