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Recall Alert
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207
July 8, 2010
Alert #10-747
All Terrain Vehicles
Recalled by American Suzuki Motor Corp. Due to
Loss of Control Hazard
Suzuki LTZ400
Suzuki LTZ400Z
Suzuki LTZ400 |
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: Suzuki QuadSport ATVs
Units: About 1,355
Distributors: American Suzuki Motor Corp., of
Brea, California; Montgomery Motors, Ltd., of
Honolulu, Hawaii; Suzuki del Caribe Inc., of Rio
Piedras, Puerto Rico
Hazard: The flame arrester screen can become
detached from its mounting ring, preventing the
throttle valve from returning to the idle
position when the throttle lever is released and
causing the rider to lose control of the ATV.
This poses a serious hazard of injury or death.
Incidents/Injuries: American Suzuki has received
two reports of flame arrester screens detaching
from the mounting ring. No injuries have been
reported.
Description: This recall involves all Suzuki
2009 model year LT-Z400K9 (QuadSport Z400) and
LT-Z400ZK9 (QuadSport Z400 Special Edition)
ATVs. "QuadSport Z400" or "QuadSport Z400Z" is
written on the sides and left front fender of
the ATV. "Suzuki" is written on the sides of the
ATV.
Sold at: Suzuki ATV dealers nationwide from
September 2008 through June 2010 for between
$6,500 and $6,700.
Manufactured in: Japan
Remedy: Consumers should stop using these
vehicles immediately and contact a local Suzuki
ATV dealer to schedule an appointment for a free
repair. Consumers with recalled ATVs are being
sent a notice directly from Suzuki.
Consumer Contact: For more information,
consumers can contact Suzuki at (800) 444-5077
between 8:30 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. PT Monday
through Friday, or visit the firm's website at
www.suzukicycles.com
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 it by visiting
https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is
charged with protecting the public from
unreasonable risks of serious injury or death
from thousands of types of consumer products
under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is
committed to protecting consumers and families
from products that pose a fire, electrical,
chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work
to ensure the safety of consumer products - such
as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters,
and household chemicals - contributed
significantly to the decline in the rate of
deaths and injuries associated with consumer
products over the past 30 years.
To report a dangerous product or a
product-related injury, call CPSC's Hotline at
(800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (301)
595-7054. 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.
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