The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·22020·Announced 2021-11-18

Honda Pioneer and Talon Recreational Vehicles Steering Loss Recall

American Honda is recalling about 1,400 Honda Pioneer 700, Pioneer 1000, and Talon 1000 recreational off-highway vehicles equipped with electric power steering. The vehicles can lose steering function, posing crash and injury hazards.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The source explicitly states that Honda has received one report of steering loss but no injuries have been reported. The hazard—loss of steering function in recreational off-highway vehicles—presents a significant risk of crash and injury, but since no actual injury or fatality has occurred, the score is 3 (High) per the rubric's criterion for "risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported."

Plain-English summary

American Honda Motor Co. Inc. is recalling approximately 1,400 Honda Pioneer 700, Pioneer 1000, and Talon 1000 recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs) equipped with electric power steering. These vehicles were sold by authorized Honda Powersports dealers nationwide from September 2020 through August 2021 for between $10,000 and $27,000.

The vehicles can lose steering function, which poses crash and injury hazards. Honda has received one report of a loss of steering function, though no injuries have been reported.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled vehicles and contact an authorized Honda Powersports dealer to schedule a free inspection and repair to install a yoke joint and hardware for the steering shaft assembly. Honda is contacting all known purchasers directly. Consumers can contact American Honda toll-free at 866-784-1870 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PT, Monday through Friday, or visit http://powersports.honda.com/ and click "Recall Information" at the bottom of the page or go to http://powersports.honda.com/recalls.aspx for more information.

The recalled product

Product
Honda Pioneer and Talon ROVs
Manufacturer
American Honda Motor Co. Inc., of Torrance, California
Category
Vehicle — Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle
Hazard
Affected units
1,400

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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