Posted by Anonymous on June 12, 2007, 10:00 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 Sergeant Stedanko on June 12, 2007, 11:30 pm
Anonymous wrote:
> 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.
It's great when we can all get together over a few virtual beers and
discuss something we all have in common and enjoy: a Chinese-made
all-terrain vehicle designed to appeal to children
--
SS
'95 FXSTS
Posted by John Boy on June 13, 2007, 8:07 am
Anonymous wrote:
> The Kazuma Meerkat 50 Youth All-Terrain Vehicle has no front or
> parking brake and can be started in gear, the agency said.
Just like about everything I grew up with.
> [...] the distributor, Stafford, Texas-based Kazuma
> Pacific Inc., declined to settle with the agency and will continue
> to sell the off-road vehicle
However, a new product, a retro-fit correction for the vehicles is
available from Stafford's the maker of Biker in a Box. We call it the
Darwin Deterrence Device.
> 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.