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Yamaha Recalls Grizzly ATVs and Wolverine X2 ROVs Due to Incorrect Owner’s Manual (Recall Alert)

  • Recalled Grizzly 700 ATV (Model YFM70G)
  • Recalled Grizzly LE ATV (Model YFM70G)
  • Recalled Wolverine X2 (Model YXE85W)
  • Recalled Wolverine X2 R-Spec (Model YXE85W)
  • Recalled Wolverine X2 R-Spec SE (Model YXE85W)
Name of Product:
Yamaha Grizzly ATVs and Wolverine X2 Side-by-Side Vehicles (ROV)
Hazard:

Purchasers were given a defective owner’s manual which shows the correct model on the cover, but the contents are for another model.

Remedy:
Replace
Recall Date:
June 28, 2019
Units:
About 1,500
Consumer Contact

Yamaha at 800-962-7926 anytime or online at www.yamahamotorsports.com  and click on the CPSC Alerts tab for more information.

Recall Details

Description:

This recall involves various models of 2019 model Grizzly ATVs and Wolverine X2 Side-by-Side vehicles (ROVs). The prefix and serial number of the vehicles are stamped into the frame as part of the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). The VIN is located on the left front frame on ATVs and the left rear frame on side-by-sides (ROVs). The prefix is the 4th through 8th digit of the VIN, and the serial number is the last six digits. Model, prefix and serial numbers are listed in this chart. Yamaha and either the Grizzly or Wolverine X2 are printed on the side of the vehicles. The model number is printed on the vehicle’s emission control information label.

Grizzly ATVs

MODEL PRIMARY ID NUMBER
  PREFIX FROM TO
YFM70GPAK AMK33 100491 100700
YFM70GPHK AMH23 100891 100957
    100958 100962
    100976 101125
YFM70GPLK AMK23 100791 100810
    100971 100990
    101021 101085
    101106 101125
    101166 101225
    101256 101275
    101296 101345

 

Wolverine X2 Side-by-Side Vehicles (ROVs)

MODEL PRIMARY ID NUMBER
  PREFIX FROM TO
YXE85WPSK AN27Y 101261 101290
    101441 101480
    101691 101740
YXE85WPHK AN27Y 101481 101490
YXE85WPAK AN27Y 101341 101440
    101789 101860
    101771 101788
YXE85WPLK AN27Y 101491 101690
    101741 101770
    101861 101870
YXE85WPBK AN26Y 100261 100460

 

Remedy:

Consumers should immediately contact Yamaha for a free replacement owner’s manual. Yamaha is contacting all registered owners directly by U.S. mail. The envelope from Yamaha contains a free replacement owner’s manual.

Incidents/Injuries:

None reported

Sold At

Exclusively at Yamaha ATV and Side-by-Side dealers nationwide. Grizzly ATVs were sold from June 2018 through May 2019 for between $9,900 and $10,500. Wolverine X2 Side-by-Sides ROVs were sold from June 2018 through May 2019 for between $12,700 and $15,300.

Manufactured In:
Japan and assembled in the United States
Distributor(s):

Yamaha Motor Corporation U.S.A., of Cypress, Calif.

Recall number:
19-755
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This recall was conducted, voluntarily by the company, under CPSC’s Fast Track Recall process. Fast Track recalls are initiated by firms, who commit to work with CPSC to quickly announce the recall and remedy to protect consumers.

About the U.S. CPSC
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product 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 deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years. Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.
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