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Company: Polaris Industries Inc.
Current Parent Company: Polaris Industries
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Penalty: $950,000
Year: 2005
Date: January 13, 2005
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: product safety violation
Violation Description:  Polaris Industries Inc., of Medina, Minn., agreed to pay a $950,000 penalty to settle allegations that the company failed to timely inform CPSC of serious defects and hazards in certain models of the company's all-terrain vehicles (ATVs).
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Minnesota
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: motor vehicles
Specific Industry of Current Parent: recreational vehicles
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