Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles Recalled by American Honda Due to Risk of Injury (Recall Alert)

Recall Insight

This CPSC action (record #17744) was formally reported on May 9, 2017. It is classified under Moderate severity, with a current status of Active. American Honda Motor Company Inc., of Torrance, Calif. is listed as the recalling firm. Federal records indicate About 2,200 units are affected.

The documented reason for this recall is: The front passenger seat belt buckle can fail due to a manufacturing defect, posing a risk of injury. Distribution information was not included in the agency filing, so consumers should assume broad potential exposure until the firm publishes point-of-sale details. The remedy documented by the agency is: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled ROVs and contact their local authorized Honda Powersports dealer to schedule an appointment for a free inspection and repair. Honda is contacting … — consumers holding this product should act on that instruction rather than relying on general guidance.

To put this record in context, PlainRecalls indexes 83,949 recalls across the FDA, CPSC, NHTSA and USDA FSIS going back to 1995. Within the same product category, the database holds 6 closely related recalls, of which 1 were also issued by CPSC. That clustering is a signal — repeated actions in a narrow category often indicate a systemic quality-control issue, a supplier-wide contamination, or a design defect that has propagated across product lines. This recall is roughly 9 years old; older recalls can remain relevant because many units enter resale, rental, and secondary-market channels where the original warning never reaches the end user. Always cross-check the recall number against the official agency page before relying on any summary.