Youth ATV's - Product Recall

by Sandy Maple (Subscribe to Sandy Maple's posts) Oct 2nd 2008 3:00PM

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of about 1,200 2008-2009 Can-Am® Youth ATVs. In the case of rider ejection when the cord strap is pulled, the shutoff switch can fail to disable the engine. The ATV can then operate uncontrolled until the engine returns to idle. This can cause all kinds of problems, including collisions with bystanders, vehicles or other objects.

The ATV's were made in Vietnam by Vietnam Precision Industrial for BRP U.S. Inc., of Sturtevant, Wisconsin. They were sold at authorized Can-Am® dealers nationwide from August 2007 through September 2008 for about $3,400 each.

The recall involves model year 2008-2009 Can-Am® DS 90 X ATVs that are black with yellow and orange trim. You can find the model name located on the side panels.

If you have one of the recalled ATV's, you should immediately stop your children from using it and contact any Can-Am® dealer to schedule a free repair. Consumers are also being sent a direct notice from BRP.

For more information, contact BRP by calling (888) 638-5397 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or by visiting their Web site.

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Steve 10-03-2008 @ 3:44PM

ALL ATV's should be recalled. NO kid should be allowed by their parents to ride these dangerous things!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ww228king 10-05-2008 @ 8:22AM

I guess there is a bunch of pansy AZZ parents out there. No wonder kids find drugs to keep their life entertaining. My kid has gotten hurt more on his bicycle than his quad or his dirt bike. (riding since 3 years old) I guess if you baby your boys and deprive them of boyish fun, they will add to the guy race that is growing everyday. You parents can not just sit back and say that you did not have 3 wheelers or 4 wheelers when you were growing up (and what safety features did they have?) and look how we turned out. Now i will say this.... I would not put my 6 year old on a huge hunting ATV, but one for his size. Get out and get dirty and have some father son bonding fun!!!!! Get you damn kids off the damn streets and off the damn video games!!!!!

uptwng 10-03-2008 @ 4:01PM

Who are these people that buy their children $3400 toys?

Miniracer#39 10-05-2008 @ 11:45AM

I guess I am ONE OF THOSE STUPID PARENTS....My son has not one of those things BUT 3 !!!!!!!!!. And by the way if you can have a SAFE race quad then you can plan on about $10,000 at LEAST for one. My son has gotten hurt MORE in our yard playing with the neighbors kids then ha has racing...He plays football and races..thats what he lives for! It was totally his choice but since this is what HE wants to do it is the STUPID Parents that have to make them as safe as possible. I know that accidents happen. They could happen when your child is riding his bike around. Come on give it a rest. Have ANY of you complaining about this ever been to a race. Have ANY of you ever seen ALL THE PROTECTIVE GEAR that these kids wear. Our son knows each and every time he gets on his quads he HAS to waer his helemt. ITS CALLED REASPONABILTY PEOPLE!!!

LES HENDRICKSON 10-03-2008 @ 4:05PM

LET 'ER BUCK! I SAY.... THE ONLY ONES WHO BUY THIS CRAP FOR THEIR KIDS NEED TO END THE GENE POOL RIGHT WHERE IT IS BECAUSE THEY ARE OBVIOUSLY THE POOREST EXAMPLES OF PARENTING THERE IS. SO I SAY LET THEM WATCH THEIR KIDS DESTROY THEMSELVES AND SIT BACK AND SCRATCH THEIR REDNECK CHINS AND WONDER WHY IT HAPPENED. DUUUUUH!

Dusty754 10-03-2008 @ 4:53PM

Don't know of a lot of rednecks that can afford a $3400.00 toy for their children.

Former sailor 10-03-2008 @ 4:22PM

I can't understand why parents are stupid enough to let their children even ride on these things, much less drive them! Parents like these are the same type of people who let their six- and 8- and 10-year olds ride inside grocery carts, because they're too lazy to just watch them in the store. These two things account for many, many, serious injuries and fatal accidents!

Amie 10-03-2008 @ 5:08PM

I am not too lazy to watch my 7 year old, I just prefer him to be in the cart so he doesn't get SNATCHED by some freak. I took great offense to this comment. You should not be so judgemental "Former sailor."

Former sailor 10-03-2008 @ 5:29PM

Amie: you, too, would be judgemental if you had ever seen a child land on his head on the hard floor of a grocery store, and suffer extremely traumatic head injury. I'm a father and a grandfather, so I understand your concern at not wanting the child to be snatched. But his safety and life are important enough so that, if you can't keep track of him, you should try to find someone to take care of him while you shop. Some newer stores now offer child care for shoppers. Talk to your store manager about instituting this as soon as possible. It could save your child's life!

BRYAN 10-03-2008 @ 4:40PM

Hey Steve, get a life. You choose to ride an ATV not the other way around. If you can't operate one then you should use your judgement and stay the hell away from it.

annee 10-03-2008 @ 4:34PM

I don't know who is more irresponsible, the companies that market these things for kids, or the parents who buy them. I guess it's a toss-up. Of course, there are a few parents who buy them and supervise their use properly. Most however, act like it's no different from a bike, just let them run wild. They should be charged with child endangerment.

kim 10-03-2008 @ 4:41PM

Why is it that on a crap story I can't give an honest opinion yet this Brad character can post porn sites on aol?

taylorbr2000 10-03-2008 @ 4:45PM

People are spending $3400 on ATVs for kids?!?! i'm happy with the $300 Escalade "car" i got for my son. Actually, paid $269 at KB Toys which i saw on http://www.Cityskoop.com is having a sale. Found some Halloween stuff, too.

matt 10-03-2008 @ 5:13PM

all you parents who are saying that kids should not ride ATV'S are entitled to your opinions. Please do not comment on this if you allow your children to ride skateboards in empty pools, snowboard in steep chutes, ride bicycles in the Vans skateparks, do backflips on motorcycles, play junior hockey or football, etc. These activities are just as danderous as ATV riding. Yes, there are idiots who allow small children to ride adult equipment that they should not be on and everyone else pays for their stupidity. All outdoor and sports activities have a degree of risk. The only other alternative is to chain them to the video games and the internet where they get fat as hell and lazy to boot! They are more likely to get injured or die in a car crash when they become teenagers than they are to get hurt in the activities listed above. The only thing we can do is provide a watchfull eye, safety equipment , and hopefully we have instilled a knowledge that whichever activity they choose to do can injure them if they get out of hand.

dwayne 10-03-2008 @ 5:05PM

Good Lord people, get over it. Do you have no life? I have a question for you. What did you do for fun last weekend? I bet your answer is "Well, I washed my car in the driveway. Oh yea, I watched the game on tv.
And the bicycle comment. Please people, Don't fool yourself into thinking you are doing good parenting by not letting your child do anything. There are more kids under the age of 12 injured on bikes every year than on ATV's.

OH yea, My kid can beat your kid up.. LOL

Signed,
redneck parent

Anita 10-05-2008 @ 10:06AM

That is because more kids under 12 ride bikes than ATV's.

moonlitcountry 10-03-2008 @ 5:04PM

ATVs are dangerous when used improperly. They are not a toy! There should be laws governing who can ride them and they should be forced to have a license just like motorcycles. I realize it would be hard to enforce, but when a kid showed up at the emergency room injured by one, the adult who let them ride should be held responsible.

Heather 10-03-2008 @ 5:13PM

My children have grown up on ATV's, my brother & I grew up on ATV's and we are all alive to tell the tale. We were all taught how to properly ride, we were fitted properly for all the safety equipment, and we were not allowed to ride in dangerous areas. Put a child on a machine thats too big, dont make them wear a helmet...and yes it is dangerous and those parents should be held liable. Dont judge something as evil just because a few idiotic people cant handle the responsibilities.

Vanessa 10-05-2008 @ 10:52AM

Those who market these ATV's-for-kids are irresponsible. Small children lack the motor skils and hand-eye-timing coordination.
Children's safety then rests in the parents' hands. Can we judge
others? Will we? Definitely. But don't assume that a product is SAFE just because it is allowed for sale!
And Dwayne.. maybe you cannot assume that those of us who won't buy these rigs for our kids just wash our cars and watch tv.
Breaking news....Riding an ATV doesn't really count as exercise.
Some of us "smart consumers" hike and camp and garden and play sports with our kids. We don't teach to them to beat up others either. That's a little narrow-minded and you're perhaps limiting and labeling your own kid before we ever could.

dwayne 10-06-2008 @ 9:10AM

The beat up your kid thing was a joke. I have all daughters, and that is not something I teach them. But out of one side of your mouth you are bashing parents who let their kids ride ATV's because they are unsafe! Then out of the other side of your mouth you say that you hike and play sports with your kids. Are you saying sports are safe? You do the same thing that I do. You enjoy the out doors and bond with your kids. You choose sports and hiking (Those still have levels of risk), I choose ATV riding. The difference is I am not judging you where you are judging me. The question was asked "is it worth the risk"? Well we all answer yes until something happens to our child doing what they like to do. No matter what that is. Football, riding bikes, ATV's, baseball. It does not matter. There is risk in all of it. I pray for the parents that have lost a child to any of it. And I don't want to be that parent EVER. But I can't live in a bubble.

OH yea,
The car wash thing, well until I started riding dirtbikes years ago, When someone asked what I did for fun on the weekend, I answered washed my car.

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