Tuesday, October 07, 2008

Deere & Company Recalls Utility Vehicles Due to Injury Hazard

Released: Wednesday, October 17, 2007 by CPSC

Oct

17

2007
In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Deere & Company, of Moline, Ill., is voluntarily recalling about 5,400 John Deere Gator Utility Vehicles. The brake calipers in the front of the utility vehicles may have been installed incorrectly, causing the vehicle to pull to one side during braking. This poses an injury hazard to consumers.

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Recall Details

Product

John Deere Gator Utility Vehicles

Description

This recall involves the XUV and HPX Gator utility vehicles made by John Deere with model and serial numbers included below. These are four-wheeled vehicles with a cargo box. “John Deere”, “Gator”, “HPX” and “XUV” are printed on the side of the cargo box. The following model and serial numbers can be found on the serial number plate on the frame of the vehicle.
ModelSerial Number
XUV 620i GasMOXUVGX013294-016669
XUV 620i GasMOXUVGT011480-012186
XUV 850D DieselMOXUVDX011917-013329
XUV 850D DieselMOXUVDT010001-010449
HPX 4X4 DieselMOHP4DX050877-051453
HPX 4X4 GasMOHP4GX051221-052763

Hazards

The brake calipers in the front of the utility vehicles may have been installed incorrectly, causing the vehicle to pull to one side during braking. This poses an injury hazard to consumers.

Incidents

None reported.

Remedy

Consumers should stop operating the recalled utility vehicles immediately and contact an authorized John Deere dealer in their area to schedule a free inspection. The company will provide free repair, if needed. Registered owners were sent direct mail notification of this recall.


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