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We have compiled the latest news on the Yamaha Rhino all-terrain vehicle. If you or a loved one has been seriously injured in a rollover involving a Yamaha Rhino, please contact us for information about your legal rights. |
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Government Eyes Off-Road Recreational Vehicles |
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Associated Press | October 21, 2009 |
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After scores of deaths, the federal government is taking a closer look at off-road recreational vehicles, known as ROVs. The Consumer Product Safety Commission voted Wednesday to write mandatory rules to regulate the four-wheel vehicles, following more than 100 deaths since 2003. Riders have suffered dozens of injuries, too—some leading to amputations. |
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Yamaha's Rhino: For Some a Deadly Ride |
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CBS News | August 4, 2009 |
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| In the swath of Kentucky called the Land Between The Lakes, the Turkey Bay Off-Highway Vehicle Area is a rugged expanse of hills and woodlands crisscrossed by 100 miles of trails. Test drivers came here in July, 2002, to try out the Yamaha Rhino, a new breed of off-road vehicle then in development, and had a mishap that would resonate years later. Keisuke "Casey" Yoshida, president of a U.S. subsidiary of Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd., was behind the wheel of a Rhino prototype. Ike Miyachi, a company vice president in charge of Rhino development, rode beside him in the passenger seat. After descending a long hill to flat ground, the Rhino tipped over, giving Miyachi a foot injury. At a meeting weeks later, Yoshida raised a question that now seems prophetic. "Casey wants update on instability of vehicle for future liability cases," according to minutes obtained by CBS News. |
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Parents Hope Others Learn From Child's Death |
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Dayton Daily News | April 8, 2009 |
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For John and Tammy Sand, nothing will replace their young daughter, but the couple is determined the accident that took her life won’t happen to anyone else. Ellie, 7, was attending a birthday party in October 2007 when she took a ride on a Yamaha Rhino 660 ATV four wheeler. According to the Lebanon couple’s attorney, Mike Roberts, the vehicle tipped over as the driver was attempting a right turn while traveling at 15 mph on a flat surface. |
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Yamaha Off-Road Vehicles Linked to Deaths |
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Reuters | March 31, 2009 |
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Yamaha Motor Co Ltd halted sales of three models of its Rhino off-road recreational vehicles until those already sold are repaired to reduce the risk of deadly rollovers, the U.S. Product Safety Commission said on Tuesday. The U.S. government has investigated more than 46 driver or passenger deaths linked to the Rhino 450, 660 and 700 models of off-road vehicles, mostly involving rollover accidents. "Of the rollover-related deaths and hundreds of reported injuries, some of which were serious, many appear to involve turns at relatively low speeds and on level terrain," the safety agency said in a statement. |
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Yamaha to Suspend Sales of Some Vehicles for Safety Risk |
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The Wall Street Journal | March 31, 2009 |
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission said Yamaha Motor Co.'s U.S. sales arm has agreed to suspend sales of its Rhino 450 and 660 off-road recreational vehicles, and to offer free modifications to vehicles already in service that would make the vehicles less prone to rollover accidents. The CPSC, in a statement, said owners of the affected Yamaha Rhino vehicles should immediately stop using them until the repairs are made. |
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U.S. Probes Off-Road Vehicles After a String of Accidents |
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The Wall Street Journal | November 4, 2008 |
The Yamaha Rhino, a hit in the off-road-vehicle market, promises to go "almost anywhere" with an "amazingly high level of comfort and ease." Now, federal safety regulators are investigating the vehicle following reports of some 30 deaths involving it, including those of two young girls last month. |
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If you or a loved one has been injured in a rollover accident involving the Yamaha Rhino, you may be entitled to compensation. You should act immediately to contact a lawyer experienced in matters involving serious personal injuries. |