An all new safety issue has prompted Yamaha to recall its Rhino ATV. The official reasoning for this recall is a faulty left-side brake caliper. About 7800 of the Side-by-Side Yamaha ATVs are included in this recall. The fear that the brakes may fail are the official reason, but the Rhino is widely considered the most dangerous ATV on the market because of the rollover problems that have injured thousands.
As of this writing, no injuries are attributed to the brake defect. Interestingly, this is the reason Yamaha has decided to pull the dangerous ATV in for repairs. There have been calls for a product recall for years due to the design flaws that have caused these rollovers. It is argued that the Rhino is much too top heavy and that the wheel base is much too narrow for a reasonable person to consider the Rhino safe. And we have seen hundreds of severe leg injuries that have resulted from these flaws. However, these reasons are nowhere to be found in the recent recall notice.
Any reason to get these defective machines out from under children should be considered a good thing, but it’s still painful to see Yamaha neglect to publicly renounce the nonsensical design that has led to these many injuries.
These units were not made for children and should not be operated by them or anyone else not SMART enough to use the safety devices suppied. I have owned and operated ATV, as well as the Rhino 7oo for years and have yet to be even remotely concerned about safety.
Quit looking for a fast buck and take responsibility for your actions.
I have two rhino’s a 2006 and 2008. I bought one for my wife because I felt a quad was too dangerous. We have never had any sort of a problem with roll overs. We also pay attention to where we are driving them. I haven’t heard of any lawsuits for someone breaking their arm in a roll over. Is that because thats obviously the drivers and passengers responsibility. Or how about rolling a quad and breaking your leg, haven’t heard of a lawsuit there. It is the riders responsibility to know their limits on any vehicle.