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2012 Honda Rancher 420 Utility
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Brea, CA (2/23/2012) - The
following product safety recall was voluntarily
conducted by the firm in cooperation with
the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the
product immediately unless otherwise instructed.
It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell
a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: All-Terrain
Vehicle (ATV)
Units: About 2,900
Distributor: American Honda
Motor Company, of Torrance, Calif.
Hazard: A weld on the ATV's
front right upper suspension arm can separate,
causing the driver to lose control of the
vehicle, posing a crash hazard.
Incidents/Injuries: Honda
is aware of four incidents of suspension arm
weld failures, including one in which a rider
suffered a sprained wrist.
Description: The recalled
vehicles are two-wheel drive 2012 Honda FourTrax
Rancher ATV models TRX420TE and TRX420TM.
The ATVs are red or green and have the word
"Honda" on both sides of the fuel
tank and the word "Rancher" on the
front cowl below the handlebars and on the
left rear fender. Rancher models in the following
VIN ranges are being recalled:
Model VIN Ranges
TRX420TE 1HFTE344* C4500841 thru C4502580
TRX420TM 1HFTE340* C4500542 thru C4501681
*Denotes a random alphanumeric identifier:
"0-9" or "X"
The model number is visible on the right front
frame down pipe above the driver's right-hand
side front wheel. The VIN is located on the
top center front of the frame and is visible
looking down between the bars of the gear
rack and through the middle opening of the
front fairing.
Sold at: Honda ATV dealers
nationwide from September 2011 to January
2012 for between $5,100 and $5,300.
Manufactured in: United
States
Remedy: Consumers should
immediately stop using these ATVs and contact
their Honda ATV dealer to schedule a free
repair.
Consumer Contact: For more
information, contact American Honda between
8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday
toll-free at (866) 784-1870 or visit the American
Honda's website at http://powersports.honda.com.
American Honda is contacting its customers
directly.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related
injury, call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772
or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270.
To join a CPSC e-mail subscription list, please
go to https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx.
Consumers can obtain recall and general safety
information by logging on to CPSC's Web site
at www.cpsc.gov.
