Tag: repair

Check your model numbers. The U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that American Honda is recalling about 82,000 Pioneer side-by-sides from the 2016-19 model year. The throttle pedal can stick in the open position, posing crash and injury hazards. This recall involves all model year 2016 through 2019 Honda Pioneer 1000 side-by-side vehicles. The recalled […] More »

Be not afraid, rough one. Dear ATVC: Hi guys, I’ve gone and snapped off the hose connection from my fuel petcock, anyone know of an adhesive that’s petrol resistant and will glue plastic back together, also needs to be very solid!! Thanks The last thing you are going to want to do is glue this […] More »

Check to make sure yours isn’t one of the following. Arctic Cat recently announced recalls on Textron Off-Highway utility vehicles, which includes the 2019 Textron Havoc and 2018 Stampede and Rustler model side by sides. The affected vehicles are listed below with further details. Arctic Cat Recall – Textron Off-Highway Utility Vehicles Due to Fuel […] More »

Check your VIN. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that John Deere is recalling about 4,700 Gator utility vehicles due to a crash hazard. It is the Gator models XUV590 and XUV590 S4 that are being recalled. The powertrain hardware can apparently come loose, causing the throttle to stick. This could result in the […] More »

Massive recall issued due to crash hazard. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on December 21, 2017, that John Deere has issued a recall of 68,300 Crossover Gator UTVs due to a crash hazard. The steering shaft can separate from the steering rack assembly and result in a loss of vehicle steering control, posing […] More »

No-name troubles. Dear ATVC: I bought a used Bode 500cc side-by-side that needed some transmission work but when I called the local dealers, they told me the machine was non-serviceable. What in the world does this mean? Shouldn’t a mechanic be able to fix such a machine regardless of branding? TIaslle What you are encountering […] More »

Better than new. The first company in the world to successfully electroplate onto aluminum substrates, WI’s own US Chrome has plated well over 1,000,000 cylinder bores since 1979. Perhaps even more amazing, the company has been in the plating industry since 1940! While their NiCom process is endorsed by performance racing icons such as Mercury […] More »