Kubota Recalls Utility Vehicles Due to Injury and Collision Hazards (Recall Alert)
CPSC recall 16744. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The steering shaft can break and cause the operator to lose control of the vehicle, posing an injury hazard due to risk of collision.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled utility vehicles and contact an authorized Kubota dealer for a free inspection and free repair.
CPSC recall 16744 has the recall date 12 May 2016. The notice names the firm Kubota Tractor. The recall has about 23,400 units. The median CPSC recall of 2016 has 6,400 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Crash. CPSC gives the product type Utility Vehicles.
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More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and injuries | Kubota has received nine reports of shafts breaking, including one in which a consumer lost control of the vehicle and collided with a barbed wire fence, resulting in a cut on the arm. |
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| Units | 23,400 |
| Remedy options | Repair |
| Description | This recall involves model year 2013, 2014 and 2015 Kubota RTV400 and RTV500 series gas-powered utility vehicles. Recalled utility vehicles come in orange and camouflage and have serial numbers ranging from 10001 to 22042 for the RTV400 and 25083 to 40991 for the RTV500. The model is on the side of the unit and on the data plate on the back of the cab, between the cab and the bed. The serial number is also on the data plate. |
| Product | Utility Vehicles, About 23,400, Utility Vehicles |
| Sold at | Authorized Kubota dealers nationwide from 2010 to 2015 for between $21,000 and $22,000. |
| Distributor | Kubota Tractor Corporation |
| Made in | United States |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 23,400Median of 2016: 6,400
- CPSC recalls of 2016
- 330
- Recalls of 2016 with one of the same hazards
- 5%
- Recalls of 2016 in the category Utility Vehicles
- 2%
- Recalls on the register that name Kubota Tractor
- 8
Other recalls of the firm
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 16744The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. CPSC recall 16744. https://recallregister.com/product/6729-kubota-recalls-utility-vehicles-due-to-injury-and-collision-hazards-re/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 16744 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
Kubota has received nine reports of shafts breaking, including one in which a consumer lost control of the vehicle and collided with a barbed wire fence, resulting in a cut on the arm.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Authorized Kubota dealers nationwide from 2010 to 2015 for between $21,000 and $22,000.
- Which remedy options does CPSC list for recall 16744?
- CPSC lists 1 remedy option:
Repair
- How many units are in CPSC recall 16744?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 23,400