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Recall Alert

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207

June 1, 2010

Alert #10-740

BRP Recalls Snowmobiles Due to Fire Hazard

The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC.

Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt

to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: BRP Ski-Doo Snowmobiles

Units: About 37

Importer: BRP US Inc., of Sturtevant, Wisconsin

Manufacturer: BRP Finland Oy, Finland

Hazard: Friction between the fuel hose and the electronic control unit can cause the fuel hose to wear and leak

fuel, posing a fire hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: BRP has received six reports of fuel leaks, three of which resulted in vehicle fires. One of theincidents involved a rider suffering superficial burns.

Description: This recall involves the Ski-Doo snowmobiles model year 2010 Expedition TUV 1200 and model

year 2010 Expedition TUV SE 1200. The model year and name are displayed on each side of the snowmobile and

on a decal on the right side of the snowmobile.

Sold at: Ski-Doo dealerships nationwide from March 2009 through April 2010 for between $8,000 and $9,000.

Manufactured in: Finland

Remedy: Consumers should stop using these snowmobiles immediately and contact their local Ski-Doo

snowmobile dealer to schedule a free repair. Registered owners have been directly notified about this recall by

mail.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, call BRP at (800) 366-6992 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET

Monday through Friday or visit the firm's Web site at www.brp.com

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Model Year 2010 Expedition TUV 1200

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Model Year 2010 Expedition TUV SE 1200

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CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to

this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it

by visiting www.saferproducts.gov

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of

injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is

committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical

hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette

lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries

associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's

teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054. To join a CPSC e-mail subscription list, please go to https://www.cpsc.gov

/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to CPSC's Web site at

www.cpsc.gov.

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