Kubota Recalls Off-Road Utility Vehicles Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard
Home product recall 13-701. Announced by CPSC on Oct 2, 2012.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Oct 2, 2012. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
Carbon monoxide can accumulate in the vehicle cab when the engine is idling and the vehicle is not moving, resulting in carbon monoxide poisoning.
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What should you do?
Consumers should contact their Kubota dealer to schedule a free repair of the recalled vehicle, including the installation of a high-velocity exhaust tail pipe, the installation of special seals inside the cab and a check of the ventilating system.
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- 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 more information, contact Kubota toll-free at (800) 752-0290 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. PT Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s website at www.kubota.com and click on Safety/Safety Notices. Kubota is contacting its customers directly.
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled vehicle is the Kubota RTV500 with cab. It is a 4x4 utility vehicle with side-by-side seating for two people, a small cargo bed and an optional cab. The vehicle is gasoline-powered and available in the colors orange or camouflage. The model number “RTV500” is on the doors of the vehicle. “Kubota” and “4x4” are on the outside of the cargo bed.
About 970 units, as CPSC gives them.
Off-road Utility Vehicle.
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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 Kubota Manufacturing, America Corporation, of Gainesville, Ga.
- Authorized Kubota dealers nationwide from September 2008 through April 2012 for between $12,900 and $13,200.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Two instances of headaches attributed to carbon monoxide gas have been reported to the firm.
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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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