FindLaw Class Action and Mass Tort Center: Recalls: CPSC: Off-Road Motorcycles Recalled by Honda
NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
| Office of Information and Public Affairs |
Washington, DC 20207 |
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | CONTACT: Honda Recall Hotline: (888) 289-8226 |
| November 21, 2000 |
CPSC Contact: Mark Ross |
| Release # 01-038 |
(301) 504-0580 Ext. 1188 |
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CPSC, Honda Announce Recall of Off-Road Motorcycles
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), American Honda Motor Co. Inc., of Torrance Calif., is
voluntarily recalling about 22,000 off-road motorcycles. The two bolts
that attach the handlebars can break. If the handlebars separate from
the motorcycle, the rider loses steering control and can crash, posing
the risk of serious injuries.
Honda has received four reports of handlebars separating from these
motorcycles. No injuries have been reported. Honda also received four
reports of loose handlebars caused by one of the two bolts failing.
The recall includes only years 2000 and 2001 off-road motorcycles with
model number XR50R. They are red, and "50R" is written on the sides of
the seat on 2000 models, and on the sides of the tank shroud on the 2001
models. The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) of these motorcycles,
listed below, can be found on the left side of the steering head frame
tube.
-- 2000 XR50R motorcycles have VIN ranges from JH2AE03**YK000013 to
JH2AE03**YK0016046
-- 2001 XR50R motorcycles have VIN ranges from JH2AE03**1K010001 to
JH2AE03**1K0110056
Honda motorcycle dealers nationwide sold these motorcycles from
September 1999 through October 2000 for about $1,300.
Consumers should stop using these motorcycles immediately, and call
their local Honda motorcycle dealer to schedule a free repair. To locate
their local dealer or for more information, consumers should call
American Honda at (888) 289-8226 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday
through Friday, or go to the company's web site at
http://www.hondamotorcycle.com/press/index.html.
Registered owners of the vehicles have been notified directly by
American Honda about the recall.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission protects the public from
unreasonable risks of injury or death from 15,000 types of consumer
products under the agency's jurisdiction. 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, or visit CPSC's web site at
http://www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. For information on CPSC's fax-on-demand
service, call the above numbers or visit the web site at
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/103.html. To order a press release through
fax-on-demand, call (301) 504-0051 from the handset of your fax machine
and enter the release number. Consumers can obtain this release and
recall information at CPSC's web site at http://www.cpsc.gov.
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