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Go-Bowen Sonora Electric Youth ATV
The youth ATVs fail to meet the mandatory federal safety standard for ATVs, including the mechanical suspension and parking brake requirements, which are in place to prevent serious injury or death. The “Monster” model also exceeds the maximum speed allowed for vehicles intended for children ages 6 and older.
CPSC urges consumers to stop using these ATVs immediately.
Product Safety Warning Details
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to immediately stop using Go-Bowen’s Sonora, Monster, Sahara-X and Mars youth ATV models because the ATVs do not comply with federal safety standards.
The youth ATVs fail to meet the mandatory federal safety standard for ATVs, including the mechanical suspension and parking brake requirements, which are in place to prevent serious injury or death. The “Monster” model also exceeds the maximum speed allowed for vehicles intended for children ages 6 and older.
Additionally, the youth ATVs lack a federally mandated, CPSC-approved ATV action plan, which is required to manufacture, import, sell, or distribute ATVs. Federal law requires ATV action plans to ensure that the industry promotes ATV safety, including rider training, dissemination of safety information, age recommendations, and other safety measures.
Go-Bowen has refused to conduct a voluntary recall of these noncompliant ATVs. CPSC is continuing to pursue a recall.
The ATVs were sold in-store and online, including at Blackbeard Powersports, www.Walmart.com, www.Factorypure.com, www.Familygokarts.com, www.Bigtoysgreencountry.com, www.Turbopowersports.com, www.Scootercatalog.com, www.Upzy.com, www.Intheholegolf.com, www.Tsctoys.com, and www.Dgiproduct.com. The ATVs were sold for between $550 and $1,000.
The Sonora and Mars models were sold starting in 2013, and all models stopped sale in July 2021. The ATVs have “Go-Bowen” or “GBmoto” decals and have a metal plate affixed to the front frame with the model name, product type, “Electric kids Mini Quad” and the manufacturer name, “YongKang Dingchang Industry & Trade Co. Ltd.”
CPSC’s latest data show that Off Highway Vehicles (OHVs), including ATVs, are annually associated with an average of more than 700 deaths and an estimated 100,000 emergency department-treated injuries. (Learn more about OHV safety here: OHV & ATV Safety | CPSC.gov)
CPSC urges consumers to stop using these ATVs immediately and to report any incidents of involving injury or product defect to CPSC at www.SaferProducts.gov.
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.
Related Recalls
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The high chairs pose a deadly fall hazard to babies because the restraint system is not attached to the product and the locks or latches can fail. In addition, the high chairs pose an entrapment hazard because the opening between the seat and tray is large enough that a child can become entrapped in it. These are violations of the federal regulations for high chairs.
The recalled rollers tile toy violates the mandatory federal regulation for toy magnets because it contains a magnet that can become loose, posing an ingestion hazard to children. When high-powered magnets are swallowed, the ingested magnets can attract each other, or other metal objects, and become lodged in the digestive system. This can result in perforations, twisting, and/or blockage of the intestines, infection, blood poisoning, and death.
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The peg dolls’ spherical ends can block the child’s airway, posing a risk of choking and death to children.
The painted hair clips contain levels of lead that exceed the federal lead paint ban, posing a lead poisoning hazard to children. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health issues.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury 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. Since the CPSC was established more than 50 years ago, it has worked to ensure the safety of consumer products, which has contributed to a decline in injuries associated with these products.
Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.
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