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Bison

Official notice

4 Sept 2013

Last checked

4 Sept 2013

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Bison. On certain horse trailers with living quarters, the electrical motor for the awning could become damaged, allowing the awning to unfurl unexpectedly. As a result, the awning could strike another vehicle, a stationary object, or a bystander, causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will replace the awning motor. Published 2013-09-04.

What to do now

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Recall number

70447

Official notice

2013-09-04

The hazard

On certain horse trailers with living quarters, the electrical motor for the awning could become damaged, allowing the awning to unfurl unexpectedly. As a result, the awning could strike another vehicle, a stationary object, or a bystander, causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will replace the awning motor.

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Recall Numbers

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2013, Make: BISON, Model: STRATUS EXPRESS

Product 2

Year: 2013, Make: BISON, Model: STRATUS LITE

Product 3

Year: 2013, Make: BISON, Model: TRAIL EXPRESS

Product 4

Year: 2013, Make: BISON, Model: TRAIL HAND

Risk / hazard

On certain horse trailers with living quarters, the electrical motor for the awning could become damaged, allowing the awning to unfurl unexpectedly. As a result, the awning could strike another vehicle, a stationary object, or a bystander, causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will replace the awning motor.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Bison.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

70447

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

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