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Recall Alert
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Ofce of Information and Public Affairs Originally issued January 5, 2006, Revised November 2, 2007 Alert #06-522 Washington, DC 20207

CPSC, Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. Announce Recall of Additional 2006 Snowmobiles
Note: Phone Number Change. The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Product: Certain Model Year 2006 Ski-Doo REV500 SS, REV 600 HO, and REV 600 HO SDI Snowmobiles Units: About 4,050 Manufacturer: Bombardier Recreational Products Inc., of Valcourt, Quebec. Hazard: Cracks could appear in the starter ring gears allowing gear fragmentation at high speeds. The debris could act like projectiles and cause serious injury or death to riders or bystanders. Incidents/Injuries: Bombardier has not received any reports of incidents or injuries. Description: The recall involves certain Ski-Doo Model Year 2006 REV500 SS, REV 600 HO, and REV 600 HO SDI snowmobiles. For a complete list of model numbers and serial numbers affected by this recall please log onto www.ski-doo.com The model number and serial number can be found on the tunnel.

Year Model 2006 MX Z

Package Adrenaline

Model Number 000BE6C00 000BE6D00 000BE6E00 000BE6F00 000BF6C00 000BF6D00 000BH6B00 000BW6C00 000DC6A00 000DC6B00

2006 MX Z

Trail

2006 MX Z Renegade X 2006 GSX Sport

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2006 GTX

Sport

000ED6A00 000ED6B00 000ED6C00 000EJ6A00 000EJ6B00 000EH6B00

2006 GTX

Ltd

Sold by: Ski-Doo dealers nationwide from August 2005 through November 2005 for between $5,000 and $9,750. What to Do: Registered owners of affected models have been sent direct notice of this recall. Consumers should stop using these snowmobiles immediately and contact a local Ski-Doo dealer to schedule an appointment for repair service. Consumer Contact: For more information, consumers can call Bombardier at (888) 638-5397 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.ski-doo.com

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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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