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.
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.