CPSC Posts Recall to Its Web Site

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2005 -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today announced the following voluntary recall alert was posted in cooperation with the firms listed below. Recalls can be viewed at http://www.cpsc.gov/.

 
   
   Company Name      Product Name    Quantity  Hazard
   
   Kawasaki Motors   Kawasaki Brute  About     On some units, the nut which
   Manufacturing     Force(TM)       9,500     secures the front upper
   Corp. U.S.A.,     750 4x4i                  suspension arm pivot bolt
   of Lincoln, Neb.  All-Terrain               could come loose during
   Vehicle (ATV)             vehicle use. Continued use of
   the vehicle could allow the
   nut to come off, and the
   upper suspension A-arm pivot
   bolt to back partially out.
   This would result in a loss
   of steering control, and
   possibly cause the rider to
   crash and suffer injury or
   death.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $700 billion annually. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products -- such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals -- contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.