Posted by Anonymous on June 12, 2007, 5:13 pm
Chinese ATV Is Called Hazardous
June 10, 2007
A Chinese-made all-terrain vehicle designed to appeal to children
is unsafe and drivers risk injury or death, the Consumer Product
Safety Commission said.
The Kazuma Meerkat 50 Youth All-Terrain Vehicle has no front or
parking brake and can be started in gear, the agency said.
Consumers should stop using the product immediately, and demand a
refund, the commission said.
The commission usually announces recalls of items it deems unsafe.
In this case, the distributor, Stafford, Texas-based Kazuma
Pacific
Inc., declined to settle with the agency and will continue to sell
the off-road vehicle, a commission statement said. The four-wheel,
156-pound ATV sells for $525 to $825.
http://www.atvaonline.com/News/07/Meerkat.asp
http://www.atvriders.com/atvnews/cpsc2007kazumameerkat50atvrecall.h
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Posted by Seth Hammond on June 12, 2007, 6:03 pm
> Chinese ATV Is Called Hazardous
> June 10, 2007
> A Chinese-made all-terrain vehicle designed to appeal to children
> is unsafe and drivers risk injury or death, the Consumer Product
> Safety Commission said.
> The Kazuma Meerkat 50 Youth All-Terrain Vehicle has no front or
> parking brake and can be started in gear, the agency said.
> Consumers should stop using the product immediately, and demand a
> refund, the commission said.
> The commission usually announces recalls of items it deems unsafe.
> In this case, the distributor, Stafford, Texas-based Kazuma
> Pacific
> Inc., declined to settle with the agency and will continue to sell
> the off-road vehicle, a commission statement said. The four-wheel,
> 156-pound ATV sells for $525 to $825.
> http://www.atvaonline.com/News/07/Meerkat.asp
> http://www.atvriders.com/atvnews/cpsc2007kazumameerkat50atvrecall.h
> tml
Kids are better off building zip guns....
Posted by Paul Michaels on June 27, 2007, 9:55 pm
Sounds like the BB guns and fireworks I played with as a kid were
safer than those ATVs.
Are these the ATVs that you can buy in Pep Boys?
I've been tempted to buy one of the mini pocket rockets every time I
go there to buy oil for my R6.
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Paul Michaels
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
www.PaulsTravelPictures.com
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> June 10, 2007
> A Chinese-made all-terrain vehicle designed to appeal to children
> is unsafe and drivers risk injury or death, the Consumer Product
> Safety Commission said.
> The Kazuma Meerkat 50 Youth All-Terrain Vehicle has no front or
> parking brake and can be started in gear, the agency said.
> Consumers should stop using the product immediately, and demand a
> refund, the commission said.
> The commission usually announces recalls of items it deems unsafe.
> In this case, the distributor, Stafford, Texas-based Kazuma
> Pacific
> Inc., declined to settle with the agency and will continue to sell
> the off-road vehicle, a commission statement said. The four-wheel,
> 156-pound ATV sells for $525 to $825.
> http://www.atvaonline.com/News/07/Meerkat.asp
> http://www.atvriders.com/atvnews/cpsc2007kazumameerkat50atvrecall.h
> tml