Fred Pritzker and Eric Hageman are our lead lawyers for our ATV accident lawsuits. Eric recently served on a multidistrict litigation (MDL) panel that helped hundreds of accident victims and their families get compensation after an ATV recall. In that case, Eric argued that the design was flawed.
Fred and Eric are now available for a free consultation regarding this or any other Honda ATV recall. You can talk with them or another product liability attorney at our law firm for free.
Below is a Honda ATV recall issued in December of 2012.
Units: About 19,500 (about 2,900 were recalled in February 2012) were recalled on December 26, 2012.
Distributor: American Honda Motor Co. Inc., of Torrance, Calif. distributed the Honda ATVs.
Hazard: A weld on the ATV’s front right and left upper suspension arms can separate, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle, posing a crash hazard.
Incidents/Injuries: Honda is aware of 10 incidents of suspension arm weld failures, including one in which a rider suffered a sprained wrist.
Description: The recalled vehicles are two-wheel drive and four-wheel drive 2012 Honda FourTrax Rancher ATV TRX420 FA, FE, FM, FPA, FPE, FPM, TE and TM models. The ATVs are red, green or camouflage and have the word “Honda” and the Honda wing logo on both sides of the fuel tank. The word “Rancher” is on the front cowl below the handlebars and on the left rear fender. Rancher models in the following Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) ranges are being recalled:
- MODEL: TRX420FA – VIN RANGES: 1HFTE370*C4300541 thru C4301380
- MODEL:TRX420FA Camo – VIN RANGES: 1HFTE374*C4300121 thru C4300240
- MODEL:TRX420FE – VIN RANGES: 1HFTE354*C4501741 thru C4504380
- MODEL:TRX420FE Camo – VIN RANGES:1HFTE357*C4500301 thru C4500720
- MODEL:TRX420FM – VIN RANGES:1HFTE350*C4502342 thru C4506061
- MODEL:TRX420FM Camo – VIN RANGES:1HFTE359*C4500317 thru C4500840
- MODEL:TRX420FPA – VIN RANGES:1HFTE372*C4300482 thru C4302461
- MODEL:TRX420FPA Camo – VIN RANGES:1HFTE375*C4300061 thru C4300420
- MODEL:TRX420FPE – VIN RANGES:1HFTE35K*C4501202 thru C4502881
- MODEL:TRX420FPE Camo – VIN RANGES:1HFTE35M*C4500241 thru C4500360
- MODEL:TRX420FPM- VIN RANGES:1HFTE35F*C4501441 thru C4502760
- MODEL:TRX420FPM Camo – VIN RANGES:1HFTE35H*C4500301 thru C4500420
- MODEL:TRX420TE – VIN RANGES:1HFTE344* C4500841 thru C4504020
- MODEL:TRX420TM – VIN RANGES:1HFTE340* C4500542 thru C4503001
The model number is visible on the right front frame down pipe above the driver’s right-hand side front wheel. The VIN is located on the top center front of the frame and is visible looking down between the bars of the gear rack and through the middle opening of the front fairing.
Sold at: Honda sold the ATVs through dealers nationwide from September 2011 to November 2012 for between $5,100 and $7,600.
Manufactured in: The recalled Honda ATVs were manufactured in the United States.
Remedy: If someone has been injured on your Honda ATV, you need to contact an ATV accident lawyer immediately for a free consultation. If not, you can contact your Honda ATV dealer to schedule a free repair. American Honda is contacting its customers directly.
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