- The recoil from a sudden and unexpected wire rope failure could
result in death or serious injury to the winch’s users or bystanders.
A wire rope failure during winching could also cause the user
to lose control of the vehicle.
- The XD9000i was unreasonably dangerous because the user or by
standers would be exposed to the hazards produced by the failure
of the wire rope with no prior indication that the winch had been
overloaded.
- The Warn XD9000i winch failed to make a single continuous pull
of a nominal 6000 lb. load lasting more than 3 min. without stalling
the winch motor.
- When repeatedly operated to full stall and allowed to cool after
stalling, the Warn XD9000i winch failed to pull a nominal 6000
lb. load for more than a total combined time of 6 min. prior to
electrical failure.
- Warn did not incorporate any automatic circuit protection device
into the XD9000i winch system. The XD9000i winch relied solely
on the user to determine when the winch motor or relays had been
overloaded.
- The retrieval tests demonstrated that the average unloaded stopping
distance was 16.5 in. for the XD9000i and 40.8 in. for the HS9500i.
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