Kubota Recalls Utility Vehicles Due to Injury and Collision Hazards (Recall Alert)
Recall 16744 · May 12, 2016 · Kubota
23,400
units affected
23,400
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 16744
- Date
- May 12, 2016
- Company
- Kubota
- Units affected
- 23,400
- Product
- Utility Vehicles
- Product type
- Utility Vehicles
- Remedy
- Repair
- Hazard
- Crash risk
The product
This recall involves model year 2013, 2014 and 2015 Kubota RTV400 and 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.
What can happen
The steering shaft can break and cause the operator to lose control of the vehicle, posing an injury hazard due to risk of collision.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled utility vehicles and contact an authorized Kubota dealer for a free inspection and free repair.
Incidents and where it was sold
- 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.
- Sold at
- Authorized Kubota dealers nationwide from 2010 to 2015 for between $21,000 and $22,000.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled utility vehicles?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled utility vehicles and contact an authorized Kubota dealer for a free inspection and free repair.
What is the hazard?
The steering shaft can break and cause the operator to lose control of the vehicle, posing an injury hazard due to risk of collision.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.