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August 11, 2005Bikes & Recreational Vehicles
CPSC, Ritchey Design Inc. Announce Recall of Bicycle Wheels
Hazard: The hub in the bicycle's rear wheel can fail to engage properly, causing no resistance when pedaling. The bicycle rider can lose balance, fall and suffer injuries.
August 8, 2005Bikes & Recreational Vehicles
CPSC, American Classic Announce Recall of Bicycle Wheels
Hazard: The hub in the bicycle's rear wheel can fail to engage properly, causing no resistance when pedaling. The bicycle rider could lose balance, fall and suffer injuries.
August 2, 2005Bikes & Recreational Vehicles
CPSC, WaveCrest Laboratories LLC Announce Recall of Electric Bicycles
Hazard: The front and/or rear wheel can collapse, causing the rider to fall and suffer injuries.
August 2, 2005Bikes & Recreational Vehicles
CPSC, Giant Bicycle, Inc. Announce Recall of Bicycles
Hazard: The rear axle on the bicycle is harder than required by the manufacturer's specification and could crack.
August 2, 2005Bikes & Recreational Vehicles
CPSC, Kawasaki Motors Corp. U.S.A. Announce Recall of ATVs
Hazard: A significant impact to the front wheel of the ATV while the steering is fully turned to either side can result in suspension damage, wear, and an eventual loss of steering control, that could result in injury or death.
July 28, 2005Bikes & Recreational Vehicles
CPSC, American Suzuki Motor Corp. Announce Recall of ATVs
Hazard: A significant impact to the front wheel of the ATV, while the steering is fully turned to either side, can result in suspension damage, wear, and an eventual loss of steering control, that could result in injury or death.
July 28, 2005Bikes & Recreational Vehicles
CPSC, Polaris Industries Announce Recall of 900 Fusion, 900 RMK, and 900 Switchback Snowmobiles
Hazard: There are three separate issues involved in this safety recall: Front Suspension Spindle - The nut that fastens the upper control arm ball joint to the suspension spindle can loosen. If this occurs, continued operation could allow the spindle to break and release the upper control arm, posing a risk of loss of control of the vehicle. Fuel Tank Chaffing - The fuel tanks can contact the chassis along the bulkheads, leading to wear on the tank walls. This could pose a fuel leakage and possible fire hazard to consumers. Gasket - The gasket sealing the fuel pump assembly to the tank can develop cracks. This poses a risk of fuel leakage and fire hazard to consumers.
July 25, 2005Bikes & Recreational Vehicles
CPSC, VisionTech USA, Inc. Announce Recall of Bicycle Aero Bars
Hazard: The centerpiece of these bicycle aero bars can crack or break, causing the bicycle rider to lose control and crash.
July 6, 2005Bikes & Recreational Vehicles
CPSC, Rolf Prima Inc. Announce Recall of Bicycle Wheels
Hazard: The rear wheel freehub mechanism can malfunction, causing no resistance when pedaling. The bicycle rider could lose balance, fall and suffer injuries.
July 1, 2005Bikes & Recreational Vehicles
CPSC, HiPer Technology Inc. Announce Recall of ATV Wheels
Hazard: The aluminum center section of the wheel can come apart, causing the tire and rim to unexpectedly separate from the ATV, posing a risk of serious injury if the rider loses control of the vehicle.
June 21, 2005Bikes & Recreational Vehicles
CPSC, FF Acquisition Wheeled Goods Corp. Announce Recall of Go-Karts
Hazard: The suspension assembly can crack, causing the rider to lose control of the go-kart.
June 20, 2005Bikes & Recreational Vehicles
CPSC, Nashbar Direct Announce Recall of Bicycle Trailers
Hazard: The bicycle trailers can become unstable when changing directions, due to incorrectly assembled hitch mechanisms, posing a risk of injury to the riders.
June 14, 2005Bikes & Recreational Vehicles
CPSC, Razor USA Announce Recall of Electric Scooters
Hazard: A weld can break, causing the handlebar to detach from the scooter. This can cause the rider to lose control and fall from the scooter.
May 20, 2005Bikes & Recreational Vehicles
CPSC, Carter Brothers Manufacturing Co. Inc. Announce Recall of Fun-Kart Go-Karts
Hazard: A wheel could separate from the go-kart, posing a roll-over hazard.
May 19, 2005Bikes & Recreational Vehicles
CPSC, Polaris Industries Announce Recall of Select Model Year 2004 and 2005 Snowmobiles
Hazard: The fuel tank filler neck may develop a crack at the base where the filler neck meets the fuel tank assembly. This may cause the neck to separate from the fuel tank assembly and allow fuel to escape from the tank, potentially creating a fire hazard.
May 12, 2005Bikes & Recreational Vehicles
CPSC, Bush Hog, LLC Announce Recall of Utility Vehicles
Hazard: The front suspension A-frame can break or separate from the front wheel and cause a loss of steering ability, resulting in serious injury or death.
May 5, 2005Bikes & Recreational Vehicles
CPSC, Quality Bicycle Products Announce Recall of Bicycle Handlebar Stems
Hazard: These handlebar stems can crack or break, causing the bicycle rider to fall and suffer injuries.
April 29, 2005Bikes & Recreational Vehicles
CPSC, American Suzuki Motor Corp. Announce Recall of All-Terrain Vehicles
Hazard: The fuel petcock inserts were made with incorrect material, that does not correctly bond the fuel tank and petcock insert, which could allow fuel leakage. If this occurs, a fire hazard with the possibility of injury and property damage could result.
April 13, 2005Bikes & Recreational Vehicles
CPSC, Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A. Announce Recall Reminder for Off-Road Motorcycles and ATVs
Hazard: The rear brake shoe material could separate due to improper adhesive curing, adversely affecting rear braking performance.
April 13, 2005Bikes & Recreational Vehicles
CPSC, Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. Announce Recall Reminder for ATVs
Hazard: Vibration from the engine and driveline during long periods of high rpm usage could cause the rear master cylinder reservoir to agitate, resulting in brake fluid aeration. A small amount of air bubbles could enter the master cylinder, adversely affecting rear brake performance.
March 29, 2005Bikes & Recreational Vehicles
CPSC, Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. and BRP US Inc. Announce Recall of DS650 ATVs
Hazard: The rear axle bearings may have not been sufficiently greased. This may cause a breaking of the bearing, which could make the ATV unstable. The operator could lose control of the vehicle, which could cause injury to the operator.
March 24, 2005Bikes & Recreational Vehicles
CPSC, Arctic Cat Inc. Announce Recall of All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs)
Hazard: The fuel tank used on some all-terrain vehicles could develop a fuel leak. If this occurs, a fire hazard, with the possibility of injury and property damage, could occur.
March 24, 2005Bikes & Recreational Vehicles
CPSC, MGA Entertainment Inc. Announce Recall of Bratz™ Stylin' Scooters™
Hazard: The wheels of the scooter can break or become damaged, and users of the scooters can fall and suffer injuries.
March 16, 2005Bikes & Recreational Vehicles
CPSC, American Suzuki Motor Corporation Announce Recall of 2004-2005 Vinson and 2005 KingQuad All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs)
Hazard: Water can enter the throttle lever case and freeze, causing the throttle lever to become stuck and fail to automatically return to the idle position when the rider releases the throttle. If the throttle lever does not automatically return to the idle position when the rider releases the throttle, the ATV will not slow down as the rider expects. The rider could lose control of the ATV and an accident resulting in injury or death could occur.
March 14, 2005Bikes & Recreational Vehicles
CPSC, Polaris Industries Announce Recall of "900 Fusion," "900 RMK" and "900 Switchback" Snowmobiles
Hazard: The snowmobile wiring harness may be routed in a way that could disconnect the engine stop switch and the throttle safety switch connector. If this connector becomes unplugged, the engine stop and the throttle safety switches will no longer function. This could pose a possible crash hazard. However, the keyed ignition switch will continue to function and will shut down the vehicle when the key is in the OFF position. The thumb warmer and right-hand warmer could also become unplugged under these harness-routing conditions.
March 14, 2005Bikes & Recreational Vehicles
CPSC, Kawasaki Motors Corp. U.S.A. Announce Recall of Kawasaki Prairie™ 700 ATVs
Hazard: The age recommendation warning label is missing. Children under 16 years old riding these adult-size ATVs can suffer serious injury or death.
March 11, 2005Bikes & Recreational Vehicles
CPSC, CF Roark Welding & Engineering Announce Recall of Bicycle Frames
Hazard: The frames on these bicycles can crack and fail during use, posing a risk of injury to riders.
February 28, 2005Bikes & Recreational Vehicles
CPSC, Kawasaki Motors Corp. USA Announce Recall of ATVs
Hazard: On some units, the nut which secures the front upper suspension arm pivot bolt could come loose during vehicle use. Continued use of the vehicle could allow the nut to come off, and the upper suspension A-arm pivot bolt to back partially out. This would result in a loss of steering control, and possibly cause the rider to crash and suffer injury or death.
February 18, 2005Bikes & Recreational Vehicles
CPSC, Cannondale Bicycle Corporation Announce Recall of Bicycle Suspension Seat Posts
Hazard: The seat posts may have been improperly manufactured, which could cause the seat post to fail prematurely. A failure could lead to a crack in the bicycle seat post, which may cause the rider to fall or crash.
February 18, 2005Bikes & Recreational Vehicles
CPSC, Kolpin Powersports Announce Recall of Youth ATVs
Hazard: Metal-flange locking nuts securing the tie rod assemblies, integral to the steering system on the Youth ATV, can come loose. The resulting unstable steering condition could result in serious injury or death to a rider.