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Polaris Industries issued a defective product recall for about 4,700 of their 2009 all-terrain vehicles on July 22, 2009, according to a report from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Victims and their families, who have been injured or killed due to a product defect, would be advised to contact an experienced Missouri product liability lawyer at David Payne Law,

The recall is in response to the probability of the valve assemble failing in freezing temperatures. This can cause oil to leak into the exhaust system. This can pose a serious fire and burn hazard to the rider of the vehicle. So far, the company has received numerous reports of this event occurring. These instances resulted in several fires, damage to air boxes, ignition coils, and the seat.

This defective product recall involves certain models of the 2009 Sportsman ESP XP 850 and Sportsman XP 850. This ATV was sold at Polaris dealers throughout the nation from September 2008 to June 2009 for roughly $9000.

For a list of the model numbers included in this recall, please visit the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission website at www.cpsc.gov, or call Polaris at 1-888-704-5290.

Consumers who own one of these defective ATVs must immediately stop using the vehicle in freezing temperatures and contact their local Polaris dealer for a free repair. If you have registered your Polaris ATV then you should be receiving a notification in the mail about this recall.

Hundreds of young adults are injured or killed in ATV accidents every year in the U.S. Quite a few of these crashes are a result of a defective ATV. According to the CPSC, there were 750 deaths and 146,600 injuries involving ATV crashes in America in 2006.

If you believe that your ATV accident was caused by a defective design or product, you would be well-advised to preserve the vehicle in its crashed condition so it can be inspected by a product defect expert.

If you or a loved one has been seriously injured or killed in an ATV accident and believe it was because of a defect within the vehicle, please contact experienced Missouri defective ATV attorney David Payne. David will outline your legal rights and options.

Please contact David Payne at 417.847.7516 anytime for a free, no-obligation consultation.