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Pro Armor UTV / SxS Slam Door Latches |
Brea, CA (2/24/2012) -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: Pro Armor
Slam Latch for UTV Doors
Units:About 5,200
Importer: LSI Products Inc.
dba Pro Armor of Riverside, Cal.
Hazard: The latch pin can
disengage from the latch allowing the door
to
open while the vehicle is moving. This can
pose a risk of ejection of an
unrestrained rider and impact or laceration
hazards.
Incidents/Injuries: Pro
Armor has received nine reports of the latch
pin disengaging. No injuries have been reported.
Description: The Pro Armor
Slam Latches are black metal door latches
sold for use in Polaris RZR, Can-Am Commander
and Kawasaki Teryx utility
vehicles. The latches were sold separately
or purchased as an add-on
installed on a door that was bought separately.
Sold at: Powersports dealers
and online nationwide from January 2011
through November 2011 for about $50.
Manufactured in: United
States
Remedy: Consumers should
immediately stop using vehicles with this
latch installed and contact Pro Armor for
a free repair kit.
Consumer Contact: For more
information, contact Pro Armor at (888)
312-7667 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday
through Friday or via the
firm’s website at www.proarmor.com
. Pro Armor is contacting its customers directly.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC) is still interested in
receiving incident or injury reports that
are either directly related to
this product recall or involve a different
hazard with the same product.
Please tell us about your experience with
the product on
www.saferproducts.gov
CPSC is charged with protecting the public
from unreasonable risks of
injury or death associated with the use of
the thousands of consumer products under the
agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries,
and property damage from consumer product
incidents cost the nation more than $900 billion
annually. CPSC is committed to protecting
consumers and families from products that
pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical
hazard. CPSC’s work to ensure the safety
of consumer products – such as toys,
cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and
household chemicals – contributed to
a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries
associated with consumer products over the
past 30 years.
Under federal law, it is illegal to attempt
to sell or resell this or any other recalled
product.
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.