Product Recall Number: 16-744
Why was Utility Vehicles recalled?
The steering shaft can break and cause the operator to lose control of the vehicle, posing an injury hazard due to risk of collision.
Product Recall Number: 16-744
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2016-05-12
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Utility Vehicles
Description: This recall involves model year 2012 through 2015 Kubota RTV400 and model year 2010 through 2015 Kubota RTV500 series gas-powered utility vehicles. Recalled utility vehicles come in orange and camouflage and have serial numbers ranging from 10001 to 22042 for the RTV400 and 25083 to 40991 for the RTV500. The model is on the side of the unit and on the data plate on the back of the cab, between the cab and the bed. The serial number is also on the data plate.
Hazard Description: The steering shaft can break and cause the operator to lose control of the vehicle, posing an injury hazard due to risk of collision.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 23,400
Incidents: Kubota has received nine reports of shafts breaking, including one in which a consumer lost control of the vehicle and collided with a barbed wire fence, resulting in a cut on the arm.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled utility vehicles and contact an authorized Kubota dealer for a free inspection and free repair.
Sold At: Authorized Kubota dealers nationwide from 2010 to 2015 for between $21,000 and $22,000.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: Kubota Tractor Corporation, of Torrance, Calif.
Manufactured In: United States
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed