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NEWS from CPSC

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207

October 1, 2008

Alert #09-701

BRP U.S. Inc. Recalls Youth All Terrain Vehicles Due to

Collision Hazard

The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC.

Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell orattempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Products: Model Year 2008-2009 Can-Am Youth ATVs

Units: About 1,200

Importer: BRP U.S. Inc., of Sturtevant, Wis.

Manufacturer: Vietnam Precision Industrial Co., of Vietnam

Hazard: If the rider is ejected and the cord strap is pulled, the shutoff switch can fail to disable the engine. The

ATV can operate uncontrolled, until the engine returns to idle, and cause a collision with bystanders, vehicles orother objects. This poses a serious risk of injury.

Incidents/Injuries: None.

Description: The recall involves Model Year 2008-2009 Can-Am DS 90 X ATVs. The model name can be

located on the side panels. The ATV is black with yellow and orange trim.

Sold at: Authorized Can-Am dealers nationwide from August 2007 through September 2008 for about $3,400.

Manufactured in: Vietnam

Remedy: Parents should stop children from using these vehicles immediately and contact any Can-Am dealer to

schedule a free repair. Consumers are being sent a direct notice from BRP.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, call BRP toll-free at (888) 638-5397 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.

ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.can-am.brp.com

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CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to

this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it

by visiting www.saferproducts.gov

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of

injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. 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 decline in the rate of deaths and injuries

associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's

teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054. To join a CPSC e-mail subscription list, please go to https://www.cpsc.gov

/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to CPSC's Web site at

www.cpsc.gov.

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