CFMOTO Recalls Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles Due to Fire Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 4, 2020 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) –

CFMOTO Recall Summary

Name of product: 2020 ZFORCE 950 Sport Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles (ROVs)

Hazard: The fuel line fitting on the vehicles can fail to securely lock onto the fuel injector inlet. This can allow fuel to spill onto the hot engine parts and ignite, posing a fire hazard.

Remedy: Repair

Recall date: September 3, 2020

Units: About 500

Consumer Contact: CFMOTO toll-free at 888-823-6686 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday, email [email protected] or online at www.cfmotousa.com and click on Customer Care, then Vehicle Safety for more information.

CFMOTO Recall Details

Description: This recall involves the 2020 ZFORCE 950 Sport ROV with a 963cc 4-cycle engine. Vehicles colors are red or gray with the CFMOTO logo in the center of the front grille. The model name is located on each side of the vehicle doors. The model year 2020 ROVs will have the L in the 10th position of the vehicle identification number (VIN). The VIN number is stamped on the right side frame rail, behind the right rear tire.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled ROVs and contact a CFMOTO dealer to schedule a free repair. CFMOTO is contacting all registered owners and dealers directly.

Incidents/Injuries: CFMOTO has received two reports of the fuel injector connection not fully secure and locked in place, causing a fuel leak. One of the incidents resulted in a vehicle engine fire. No injuries have been reported.

Sold At: CFMOTO dealers nationwide from June 2020 through August 2020 for about $13,000.

Importer(s): CFMOTO Powersports Inc., of Plymouth, Minn.

Manufactured In: China

Recall number: 20-776

This recall was conducted, voluntarily by the company, under CPSC’s Fast Track Recall process. Fast Track recalls are initiated by firms, who commit to work with CPSC to quickly announce the recall and remedy to protect consumers.

About the U.S. CPSC

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.

Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

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