Kubota Tractor Corp., of Grapevine, Texas is recalling about 26,900 of the RTV-X utility vehicles after 3 reports of seat belts breaking. No injuries have been reported.
According to a recall notice posted by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC):
The seat belt stays can break, posing an injury hazard to consumers in the event of a crash.”
This recall involves diesel-powered Kubota RTV-X utility vehicles with model numbers ending in 900, 1100, 1120D and 1140.
They were sold from June 2015 through June 2017 at Kubota dealers nationwide for between $15,000 and $25,000.
The following vehicles are subject to recall:
Model | Serial Number Range | Manufacture Date Range |
RTV-X900 | 31229 through 42402 | 12/2015 through 6/2017 |
RTV-X1100 | 26899 through 35995 | |
RTV-X1120D | 18541 through 20746 | |
RTV-X1140 | 10001 through 19546 | 6/2015 through 6/2017 |
Consumers should stop using the recalled vehicles and contact a Kubota dealer to schedule a free repair.
For more information, consumers can contact Kubota at 800-752-0290 from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or online at www.Kubota.com and click on More, then Safety and then Safety Notices.
Kubota RTV-X1140 utility vehicle
Kubota RTV-X1100 utility vehicle
Kubota RTV-X900 utility vehicle
Source: Kubota Recalls RTV-X Series Utility Vehicles Due to Injury Hazard (Recall Alert)