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2015 Polaris SLINGSHOT Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1454831
Internal NHTSA #	11080272
Manufacurer	Polaris Industries, Inc.
Brand	POLARIS
Model	SLINGSHOT
Model Year	2015
File date	13/08/16
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My brother was killed while operating his polaris slingshot. The vehicle frame offered absolutely no side impact protection. The bars welded on the outboard side of the vehicle were crushed flat, torn, and several welds had separated. One of the bars was even pushed to the center of the vehicle and now sits near the shifter. It was discovered that the bars measured a mere . 059 thousandths of an inch thick. For comparison, a chevy silverado exhaust pipe measures . 079 thousandths of an inch thick, 30% thicker. I am concerned about the strength of a vehicle frame built out of what appears to me to be muffler pipe. Also has any corrosion testing has been performed on this vehicle. Slingshots are operated daily in the salt air of our coastal regions. Will the frames of these vehicles one day fail because of corrosion, much like exhaust pipes? My brother purchased his slingshot based on the perceived safety of the slingshot's steel frame that surrounds the driver and passenger compartment. It seems most purchasers of this vehicle may perceive that there is some sort of protection offered. I believe nhtsa operates under the assumption that if a manufacturer designs a safety feature into a vehicle, then it must work, whether it is required on that vehicle or not. With that being said, does the placement of these bars and how i think most reasonable people perceive them, cause them to fall into this category. Polaris seems to have intended to build some degree of rollover protection into the slingshot based on the recall of the roll hoops (nhtsa campaign number:
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SOUTH LYON, MI
VIN pattern	57XAAPFA0F5XXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	Y
Was medical attention required?	Y
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	1
Date of purchase	08/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2015 Polaris SLINGSHOT Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2015 Polaris SLINGSHOT Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

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