What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2012005
- Recall date
- 6 January 2012
- Make
- Kymco
- Models
- Uxv 500, Uxv 500I
- Model years
- 2009 to 2012
- Vehicle class
- A.T.V.
- System
- Other
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 198
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain Kymco side-by-side off-road vehicles, debris may contact or rest against an exposed section of exhaust pipe between the engine and the cargo bed. This could result in a vehicle fire causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will install an exhaust heat shield.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2012005.