Go-Karts Recalled by 6 Manufacturers
CPSC recall 97118. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
Entanglement
CPSC recall 97118 has the recall date 6 May 1997. The notice names the firm T&D Metal Products. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Entrapment.
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| Units | The CPSC record gives no number |
|---|---|
| Hazard | Entrapment |
| Description | Go-Karts Recalled by 6 Manufacturers NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 Note: Two of the participating firms are out of business; new phone number for one firm. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ken Giles Originally issued May 6, 1997, Last Revised January 5, 2007 (301) 504-7052 Release # 97-118 CPSC Announces Recall of Additional Go-Karts WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), six go-kart manufacturers are recalling for repair over 122,000 go-karts with exposed rear axles. Riders can be seriously injured or killed if their long hair or clothing becomes entangled in the rotating rear axle. Since July 1996, CPSC and two manufacturers have announced recalls for repair of about 305,000 go-karts with this entanglement hazard. The manufacturers participating in this recall have identified other go-karts with this same hazard. Since July 1996, CPSC has received reports of one child who died and two children who were seriously injured in go-karts. The go-karts involved in these incidents were recalled by another manufacturer last year. CPSC has also received… |
| Product | Avenger Yellow Jacket go-karts |
| Product | Bob's Kart Shop Grasshoper go-karts |
| Product | Bob's Kart Shop Ground Hawg go-karts |
| Product | Bob's Kart Shop T.C. Go-Fur go-karts |
| Product | Kartco go-karts |
| Product | Kartco Roadboss go-karts |
| Product | Ken-Bar Mud Hog go-karts |
| Product | Ken-Bar Salute to America go-karts |
| Product | Ken-Bar Sand Dog go-karts |
| Product | Ken-Bar Scorpion go-karts |
| Product | Ken-Bar Streaker go-karts, Go-Karts & Accessories |
| Product | Minat Eagle go-karts |
| Product | T&D Metal Products Bird go-karts |
| Product | T&D Metal Products Klipper Karts go-karts |
| Product | T&D Metal Products Kool Kart Campout go-karts |
| Product | T&D Metal Products Pathwinder go-karts |
| Product | T&D Metal Products ProKart go-karts |
| Manufacturer | T&D Metal Products; Minat; Bob's Kart Shop; Harbor Freight Tools; Ken-Bar; Avenger; Kartco |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1997: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1997
- 151
- Recalls of 1997 with one of the same hazards
- 6%
- Recalls on the register that name T&D Metal Products
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 97118. https://recallregister.com/product/5956-go-karts-recalled-by-6-manufacturers/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 97118 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 97118 has no incident or injury text.