- Vehicles
- 1,364
- Built between
- Dec 2014 – Aug 2015
- Models
- 8
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 31 December 2015
- Repaired
- 37%
- Unrepaired
- 861
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 2014 and August 2015. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2015 GEM E2Built December 2014 to August 2015
- 2015 GEM E4Built December 2014 to August 2015
- 2015 GEM E4SBuilt December 2014 to August 2015
- 2015 GEM E6Built December 2014 to August 2015
- 2015 GEM E6SBuilt December 2014 to August 2015
- 2015 GEM ELBuilt December 2014 to August 2015
- 2015 GEM ElxdBuilt December 2014 to August 2015
- 2015 GEM ESBuilt December 2014 to August 2015
Repair progress
861 of 1,364 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2017.
37% repaired — 503 of 1,364 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Polaris Industries, Inc. (Polaris) is recalling certain model year 2015 GEM EL, ES, E4, E4S, ELXD, E6, E6S, and E2 vehicles manufactured December 15, 2014, to August 25, 2015. The seat belts in the affected vehicles have retractor mechanisms that may fail, causing the seat belt to be stuck in one position. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
What could happen
If the seat belt does not retract or extend, the seat occupant may not be properly secured in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
What gets fixed
GEM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the seat belt assemblies, free of charge. The recall began on December 31, 2015.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtDecember 2014 to August 2015
- Recall reported to NHTSA7 December 2015
- Owners notified31 December 2015
- Latest repair reportQ3 2017 — 37% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 7 December 2015.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact GEM Consumer Service Department at 1-855-743-3436. Polaris' number for this recall is L-15-02.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- L-15-02
- Recalling manufacturer
- Polaris Industries, Inc.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 209
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.