Check your VINs. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that Polaris is recalling about 2,800 Phoenix 200 ATVs. The throttle lever stop can fail due to damage during shipping, posing a crash hazard. About 2,800 units are affected, in addition to 245 units that were sold in Canada. This recall involves all model year […] More »
Utah knows off-roading. Dear ATVC: So I have been fixing up a 2005 Kymco MXU 250 to resell that I received from a family member. Well long story short, they didn’t know they had a title to it or a bill of sale. I just found out now by looking in their safe that there […] More »
Search and you will find. Dear ATVC: I need help finding the VIN on my Yamaha Moto 4 250 so I can purchase the right parts for my year and model. The Yamaha Moto 4 VIN is found stamped on the bottom frame spar just ahead of the left foot peg were you seated on […] More »
Spent a little time in the field. Dear ATVC: I acquired an older Suzuki quad but don’t know much about it. It was sitting in an open field for years so all the plastic and identifying decals are disintegrated. I could not find an engine cc stamp and the VIN tag is not legible. Any […] More »
Help me on a year please. Dear ATVC: Can anyone help me identify the year of my Warrior just by pictures? Also where could I find the VIN? The VIN on the Warrior is on the frame spar located directly under the gear shifter. When you find it, look for the 10th digit, which represents […] More »
Breaking it down. Dear ATVC: I am missing a few numbers from my VIN. From what I was able to look up, these are the numbers that identify the make the model engine size. I’m having trouble identifying the 6th and 7th spots I believe the 8th spot to be a Y and 5th I […] More »
It was around for 16 years. It was the same for all of them. Dear ATVC: I wonder if you can help me identify this ATV. What I have found so far is it is a Yamaha Blaster 200 YFS200 from what I can tell but any guess on the year? Well we have some […] More »