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Special Construction dune buggies or beach buggies

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Aug 21, 2020. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Aug 21, 2020the latest report was made
  • Aug 21, 2020the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Special Construction
Maker
SPCN, Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Dune buggies or beach buggiesCPSC’s product type: Dune Buggies/beach Buggies (code 3288), in Sports and Recreation: Recreational Vehicles (Unlicensed)

By month

1 report from September 2019 to August 2020; the most in August 2020, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
August 20201

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Death 1

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. Death

    Made Aug 21, 2020, sent to the company Aug 28, 2020, published by CPSC Sep 14, 2020

    The product, in the report: Special Construction dune buggy

    The decedent was operating a Special Construction Dune Buggy using too much speed the decedent rolled the dune buggy causing his spouse and him to die on the scene. The driver was not wearing his five-point harness.

    Model
    Dune Buggy
    Where
    Winterhaven, California: Place of Recreation or Sports
    Who was involved
    Age 63, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Special Construction, made or sold by SPCN, Inc.

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources
  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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