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<h1 align="center">Recall Alert</h1>
<h2 align="center">U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission</h2>
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      <td align="left">March 25, 2008

        Alert #08-552</td>
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<h2>Yamaha Motor Corporation U.S.A. Recalls Rhino Side-by-Side Vehicles Due to Risk of Brake Failure</h2>

The  following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm  in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product  immediately unless otherwise instructed.</p>

[b]Name of Product: [/b]Model Year 2008 Rhino YXR450 and YXR700 Side-by-Side Vehicles</p>

[b]Units: [/b]About 7,800</p>

[b]Distributor: [/b]Yamaha Motor Corporation U.S.A., of Cypress, Calif.</p>

[b]Manufacturer: [/b]Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corp. of America, of Newnan, Ga.</p>

[b]Hazard: [/b]The  brake caliper on the left front wheel could have been made incorrectly,  resulting in brake fluid leaking. This can cause a loss of braking and  control of the vehicle, posing a serious safety risk to the driver and  passenger.</p>

[b]Incidents/Injuries: [/b]None reported</p>

[b]Description: [/b]This recall involves model year 2008 Rhino YXR450 and YXR700 Side-by-Side Vehicles as listed below:</p>
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        <td>2008 Rhino 450</td>
        <td>YXR45FX

          YXR45FHX

          YXR45FSPX</td>
        <td align="center">AJ32Y-001001 ~ 001598

          AJ30Y-000501 ~ 000897

          AJ34Y-000201 ~ 000794</td>
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        <td>2008 Rhino 700FI</td>
        <td>YXR70FX

          YXR70FDUX

          YXR70FHX

          YXR70FSEPX/FSP2X

          YXR70FSPX</td>
        <td align="center">AM16Y–000101 ~ 003000

          AM20Y-000101 ~ 000700

          AM18Y-000101 ~ 000800

          AM23Y-000101 ~ 001000

          AM21Y-000101 ~ 001200</td>
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The Primary Identification Number is stamped on the driver’s side rear tire frame rail.</p>

[b]Sold by: [/b]Yamaha dealers nationwide from October 2007 through March 2008 for between $8,300 and $12,000.</p>

[b]Assembled in: [/b]United States</p>

[b]Remedy: [/b]Consumers  should immediately stop using the recalled Rhinos and contact any  authorized Yamaha Rhino dealer to schedule a free repair. Registered  owners were sent direct mail notification of this recall.</p>

[b]Consumer Contact: [/b]For additional information, contact Yamaha at (800) 962-7926 anytime, or visit the firm’s Web site at [url="http://www.yamaha-motor.com/outdoor/fmc/home.aspx"]www.yamaha-motor.com[/url]</p>


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[url="javascript:send();"]Send the link for this page to a friend![/url] The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting  the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more  than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction.  Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents  cost the nation more than $800 billion annually. The CPSC is committed  to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire,  electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure  the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools,  cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly  to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with  consumer products over the past 30 years.</p>

 To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's  hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270,  or visit CPSC's web site at [url="http://www.cpsc.gov/talk.html"]www.cpsc.gov/talk.html[/url].  To join a CPSC email subscription list, please go to [url="https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx"]https://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx[/url]. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's Web site at [url="http://www.cpsc.gov"]www.cpsc.gov[/url]. </p>