All of 16, 17 and some of 2018. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that American Honda is recalling about 65,000 Pioneer 1000 side-by-side vehicles due to a fire and burn hazard. The muffler can overheat, causing the plastic heat shield to melt or catch fire, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers. […] More »

Old issues resolved. New recall emerges. Polaris Industries Inc. (NYSE: PII) announced a $27.25 million settlement with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) that resolves two late-reporting claims back in 2016. Additionally, Polaris, in partnership with the CPSC, initiated a recall on select RZR XP/XP 4 1000 models (see below). Polaris had previously accrued for […] More »

The message is getting through. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) 2016 Annual Report of ATV-Related Deaths and Injuries (issued January 2018) once again affirms the decade-long downward trend in fatalities and injuries related to ATVs. For the period 2007 to 2013, CPSC reported ATV-related fatalities declined by 29 percent. The report states for […] More »

Massive recall issued due to crash hazard. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on December 21, 2017, that John Deere has issued a recall of 68,300 Crossover Gator UTVs due to a crash hazard. The steering shaft can separate from the steering rack assembly and result in a loss of vehicle steering control, posing […] More »

Fire hazard recall issued. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on December 21, 2017, that Polaris has issued a recall of certain 2018 RZR XP 4 Turbo vehicles due to a fire hazard. The return fuel line can be improperly secured which can cause fuel to leak, posing a fire hazard. The recall affects […] More »

Fined over floorboards. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced that Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., of Japan, Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A., of Foothill Ranch, California, and Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp., U.S.A., of Lincoln, Nebraska have agreed to pay a $5.2 million civil penalty. The penalty settles charges that Kawasaki failed to immediately report to […] More »

First of its kind. A majority of the ATV manufacturers didn’t take development of four-wheelers seriously until 1988 when, after a lengthy investigation by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, it was deemed distributors would no longer be allowed to market three-wheel ATVs and manufacturers had to repurchase any unsold three-wheel models from dealer inventory. […] More »