CPSC, Koyker Manufacturing Announce Recall of Utility Vehicles
Home product recall 04-506. Announced by CPSC on Oct 21, 2003.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Oct 21, 2003. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- 350 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
Brass gear in the steering sector can break, causing consumers to lose steering capabilities.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using the vehicles and return them to the dealership where purchased for a free replacement steering sector.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Koyker toll-free at (800) 456-1107 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves Raptor 1000M off-road utility vehicles. The two-wheel drive vehicles have two seats and a back bed. “Raptor” is printed in black under the vehicles gas cap. Only two wheel drive vehicles with transaxle manufactured between April 12, 2001 and July 31, 2003 are included in this recall.
350 units, as CPSC gives them.
Raptor Utility Vehicles.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Koyker Manufacturing Company, Lennox, S.D.
- Utility vehicle dealerships nationwide, from June 2001 through August 2003, for about $6,600.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
There have been 34 reported incidents of consumers losing steering control. No injuries have been reported.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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