Additional Fire Incidents Prompts Baja Motorsports to Reannounce Dirt Bike Recall
Home product recall 12-150. Announced by CPSC on Apr 12, 2012.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Apr 12, 2012. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Repair what’s offered
- About 4,300 (This recall was first announced in March 2011) units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The fuel tank can leak, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled dirt bikes and contact Baja Motorsports to schedule a free repair.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: repair.
- How to reach the firm: For additional information, please contact Baja Motorsports toll-free at (888) 863-2252 between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s website at www.bajamotorsports.com
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves all model DR50 and DR70 Baja dirt bikes with vehicle identification number (VIN) beginning with “L98,” the letter “B” as the 10th character of the VIN and having a yellow dot or line marked on or near the VIN. The model number and VIN are located on the product data plate, which is located on the side of the “goose neck” - where the handle bars meet the body of the bike.
About 4,300 (This recall was first announced in March 2011) units, as CPSC gives them.
Baja Motorsports DR50, DR70 Baja Dirt Bikes.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Baja Inc. d/b/a Baja Motorsports, Anderson, S.C.
- Pep Boys and other motor sports stores nationwide from December 2010 through January 2012 for between $450 and $650.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
The firm has received 16 reports of fires from leaking fuel, including two reports of minor burns to consumer’s legs and one report of a minor burn to a consumer’s finger. Ten of the reported incidents, including two of the burn injuries, were received after the March 2011 recall announcement.
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.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.