The Recall Desk
Our severity:SevereCPSC·10304·Announced 2010-07-15

Baja Motorsports Recalls Mini Bikes and Go-Carts for Fire and Burn Hazards

Baja Motorsports is recalling about 308,000 mini bikes and go-carts because gas caps can leak or detach, posing fire and burn risks, and throttles can stick.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural vehicle defect (throttle sticking) and reports of significant injury, including a serious burn injury to a child, which meets the criteria for a Severe rating.

Plain-English summary

Baja Motorsports is recalling approximately 308,000 mini bikes and go-carts due to fire, burn, and sudden acceleration hazards. The recall includes mini bikes with model numbers beginning with HT65, MB165, WR65, MB196, DB30, WR90, and DR90, as well as go-carts with model numbers BB65, SD65, DN65, and TR65. The model numbers are located on the mini bikes' fenders and/or decorative fuel tank and on the go-carts' roll cage. All affected units have black plastic gas caps.

The gas caps on these vehicles can leak or detach from the fuel tank, creating a fire and burn hazard. Additionally, the throttle can stick due to an improperly positioned fuel line and throttle cable, which poses a sudden acceleration hazard. The company has received at least 9 reports of gas caps leaking or detaching, including one report of a serious burn injury to a child. There are also 25 reports of stuck throttles, with injuries to the face and other parts of the body reported.

These products were sold at various mini bike and go-cart retailers nationwide from November 2004 through June 2010 for between $200 and $2,000. They were also available online from Costco.com, Amazon.com, toysrus.com, northerntool.com, sears.com, and kmart.com. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled mini bikes and go-carts and contact Baja Motorsports for a free replacement gas cap and to schedule a free repair of the fuel line and throttle cable.

The recalled product

Product
Baja Motorsports Mini Bikes and Go-Carts
Manufacturer
Baja Inc., d/b/a Baja Motorsports, of Phoenix, Ariz.
Category
Vehicle — Mini Bikes and Go-Carts
Hazard
Affected units
308,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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