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Official U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission consumer incident report from the SaferProducts.gov public database. Use the verification links below to confirm the record on SaferProducts.gov or via the public database export.

Product

Cub Cadet Cub Cadet Volunteers

Category

TV

Report number

20140313-665F7-1391633

Ownership age

About 24 months to failure (from purchase date when reported)

Failure type

Electrical shock / short

Incident narrative

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20140313-665F7-1391633. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Cub Cadet Cub Cadet Volunteers (UTV). Incident: Caller stated that he is experiencing problems with side by side UTVs after 4 -5 months of purchase. These incidents included malfunctioning brakes, throttle sticking, shocks blowing out, transmission issues etc. (10/2013) He stated that someone was riding one of the UTVs and the throttle failed and he crashed into a pole, no injury was sustained in this incident. 3/13/14 Another operator was riding another unit and the same incident occurred, there was no crash or injury. (10/2013 - 3/2014) Caller has been in contact with the manufacturer since the first incident until present and was advised that they would be in contact to resolve the issue but they have not done so. He is concerned that the UTV is a safety hazard and should be recalled.

This is a consumer incident report published on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by people outside of CPSC. It is not automatically an official recall or manufacturer admission.

Official report number: 20140313-665F7-1391633. Search that ID on SaferProducts.gov or match it in the CPSC public database export to verify this record.