Skip to main content

CPSC Announces Recall of Additional Go-Karts

  • No image available
Recall Date:
May 06, 1997

Recall Details

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

May 6, 1997

 

Release # 97-118


WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), six go-kart manufacturers are recalling for repair over 122,000 go-karts with exposed rear axles. Riders can be seriously injured or killed if their long hair or clothing becomes entangled in the rotating rear axle.

Since July 1996, CPSC and two manufacturers have announced recalls for repair of about 305,000 go-karts with this entanglement hazard. The manufacturers participating in this recall have identified other go-karts with this same hazard.

Since July 1996, CPSC has received reports of one child who died and two children who were seriously injured in go-karts. The go-karts involved in these incidents were recalled by another manufacturer last year. CPSC has also received one report in which an adult alleges that she was seriously injured when her hair became entangled in the rotating rear axle of a T&D Metal Products go-kart.

The one- and two-seat go-karts are powered by gasoline engines. All go-karts with an exposed rear axle are involved in this repair program. To determine whether the rear axle is exposed, consumers should stand behind the go-kart, with the engine off, and push the go-kart by hand. If consumers can see the axle connecting the two rear wheels rotating, the go-kart is subject to this repair program.

Go-Kart

The manufacturers listed below are participating in this repair program to improve the safety of these go-karts.

ManufacturerBrand LabelsModel and Serial NumbersQuantity
       
Avenger Inc.
400 Horseshoe Lake Rd.
Monroe, LA 71203
Firm out of business
Yellow Jacket Model Number: SST 83
       
Bob's Kart Shop
Route 2, Box 30
Sheridan, IL 60551
Collect (815) 496-2820
Grasshoper,
T.C. Go-Fur,
and Ground Hawg
  7,000
       
Kartco Inc.
P.O. Box 110
Sebastopol, MS 39359
(800) 621-2789
Kartco and Roadboss Model Number: 445 750
       
Ken-Bar Mfg.
P.O. Box 569
Cornelia, GA
(800) 241-3557
Streaker, Sand Dog,
Salute to America,
Scorpion, and Mud
Hog
Model Numbers:
DD7, DD8, D680, D710,
D720, D780, D790, D810,
D840, S465, SC7, STA8,
STA9, and SD11

Serial Numbers:
001 to 100000
75,000
       
Minat Inc.
115 East Front St.
Annawan, IL 61234
Firm out of business
U.S. Eagle Series Model Numbers:
Eagle I and Eagle II
200
       
T&D Metal Products
P.O. Box 73
Watseka, IL 60970
(888) 527-7787
Klipper Karts,
ProKart, Pathwinder,
Kool Kart Campout,
and Bird Mfg
Serial Numbers:
EM001 to EM029
and
0030 to 39126
39,000



Outdoor power equipment, specialty, lawn and garden, hardware, furniture, motorcycle, and department stores, as well as Harbor Freight mail order catalogue, sold these go-karts nationwide from August 1976 through March 1997 for about $500 to $2,500.

Consumers should stop using these go-karts immediately and contact the appropriate manufacturer to receive a free axle guard kit with instructions for easy installation. If the manufacturer is out of business or if consumers are not sure of the go-kart manufacturer or have questions about this recall, they should call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772.

Note: Individual Commissioners may have statements related to this topic. Please visit www.cpsc.gov/commissioners to search for statements related to this or other topics.

If you are experiencing issues with a recall remedy or believe a company is being non-responsive to your remedy request, please use this form and explain the situation to CPSC.
About the U.S. CPSC

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of injuries associated with consumer products over the past 50 years.

Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.

For lifesaving information:
Choose Your Recall Emails Get Notified About Each Recall via Email.
Report an unsafe product