American Landmaster utility vehicles
5 reports to CPSC, the latest made Jul 22, 2026. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 5reports to CPSC
- Jul 22, 2026the latest report was made
- Feb 16, 2022the earliest
- 2with the company’s comments
- Brand
- American Landmaster
- Maker
- ASW, LLC / dba American LandmasterMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Utility vehiclesOff-road, not licensed for the roadCPSC’s product type: Utility Vehicles (code 5044), in Sports and Recreation: Recreational Vehicles (Unlicensed)
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| July 2026 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 1 |
| June 2022 | 1 |
| May 2022 | 1 |
| February 2022 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
- No one hurt 4 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
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.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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Emergency room Made Jul 22, 2026, sent to the company Jul 27, 2026, published by CPSC Aug 10, 2026
The product, in the report: 4x4 UTV Product identification number (PIN): [REDACTED] Model: Landstar LS677EPS Year: 2019 Color: White
On the morning of July 20, 2026, I was operating my 2019 American Landmaster Landstar LS677EPS utility vehicle on private property with my 10 year old son seated in the passenger seat. The throttle stuck at full throttle, I lost control, and the vehicle crashed into a tree. Both my son and I were treated at the emergency room for injuries to our faces, heads, and necks. As of this report, the throttle on the vehicle is still stuck open.
The vehicle is unmodified except for an aftermarket winch, which is unrelated to the engine, throttle, or drivetrain. No alterations have been made to the engine, throttle, or drivetrain. It does not have an hour meter, but it is lightly used, garage kept, in good condition, and has been maintained.
At approximately 7:30 am that morning, my wife drove the vehicle to take the trash cans to the street. She told me it seemed to be running slowly and was not performing normally, and described it as barely driving more than 2 mph. She did not report the throttle sticking, and no work was performed on the throttle system between her observation and this incident.
My son and I then got in the vehicle to test drive it and try to diagnose the issue. We were not wearing seatbelts. At first it seemed to operate normally. As we turned back across our field toward the house, I applied full throttle to test the operation. After a few seconds I lifted my foot completely off the accelerator pedal and the engine did not return to idle. It remained at wide open throttle.
I pressed and released the accelerator pedal twice in an attempt to free it, then used my foot to pull up on the pedal from behind. The accelerator pedal was already at rest in its normal, undepressed position. The engine remained at full throttle with no pedal input. The entire sequence occurred over only a few seconds, and I did not have time to reach the ignition key before impact.
We were pointed directly toward a wooded area behind the house. I applied full brake in an attempt to stop or slow the vehicle. The vehicle skidded across dew covered grass without slowing sufficiently, and I lost steering control. The skid marks in the grass measure approximately 117 feet (measured by 39 paces). The vehicle entered the woods and struck a tree approximately 15 feet inside the tree line, at an unknown speed.
On impact, both my son and I were thrown forward into and through the plastic windshield and were stopped by the dash. The windshield was polycarbonate factory equipment. The windshield tops was flipped down and was completely broken out of the UTV. I remained in the vehicle. My son was ejected out the passenger side. We both sustained similar injuries: deep facial lacerations requiring stitches (16 stitches for me, 8 for my son), neck whiplash, bruising, and back pain. We were both evaluated and treated at the emergency room and released that afternoon.
After the impact, the engine remained at full throttle and the rear tires continued digging into the ground. I exited the vehicle, then returned to it and turned off the ignition key to stop the engine.
The vehicle has not been repaired, disassembled, started, or altered since the incident. The throttle remains stuck open. The vehicle is being preserved in its post-accident condition and is available for inspection by CPSC or the manufacturer. I do not intend to release it for repair.
I am aware that on August 13, 2015, American SportWorks of Roseland, Louisiana recalled approximately 3,500 off-road utility vehicles, [REDACTED], because the throttle could fail to return to idle and cause the rider to lose control (CPSC recall number [REDACTED]). My model was not included in that recall. CPSC records list the manufacturer of later American Landmaster vehicles as ASW LLC, doing business as American Landmaster, of Columbia City, Indiana. I am reporting this incident because the same failure mode, a throttle that will not return to idle, occurred on my vehicle and caused injuries to a child and an adult.
Product identification number (PIN): [REDACTED] Model: Landstar LS677EPS Year: 2019
- Model
- Landstar LS677EPS
- Serial number
- [REDACTED]
- Where
- Fenton, Michigan: Farm/
Ranch - Who was involved
- Age 10, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Child
- As this report names them
- Brand American Landmaster, made or sold by ASW, LLC /
dba American Landmaster - How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
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No one hurt Made Feb 9, 2025, sent to the company Feb 12, 2025, published by CPSC Feb 27, 2025
The product, in the report: Landmaster Side by Side EV 48 volt electric.
steering failed on my Landmaster EV Side by Side, ID # [REDACTED]. it has power steering. recall TBS 195 in 2022 ws for non-power steering modls and so my E vws not included, but the steering failure ppears to be the same. It is an extremely dangerous condition.
- Model
- Side by Side EV
- UPC
- ?
- Serial number
- [REDACTED]
- Bought from
- Brim Tractor
- Bought
- Feb 4, 2022
- Where
- coos bay, Oregon: Farm/
Ranch - Who was involved
- Age 91, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand American Landmaster, made or sold by ASW, LLC /
dba American Landmaster - How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Jun 16, 2022, sent to the company Jun 24, 2022, published by CPSC Jul 11, 2022
The product, in the report: 2022 American Landmaster L7 Trail UTV, Two (2) seater.
My friend was riding my 2022 American Landmaster L7 Trail UTV and it was not operating properly. It did not feel like it was running smoothly, then it made a clunking sound. So, I pulled over and looked behind me, because I thought that something had come off my L7. I did not see anything laying on the roadway and the L7 was still running. So I pulled back into the roadway and started driving again. I did not drive Fifty (50) feet and another rider pulled up beside and me and yelled that my L7 was on fire. I immediately pulled off the roadway and turned my L7 off. It was smoking heavily coming from under the seat. My L7 is only a two (2) seat UTV. I lifted the seat forward and flames then came up beside the gas tank. The gas tank is located under the front seat on the passenger side. The flame was higher than the gas tank. A lot of people were stopping and I told them to get away from the L7 as it could explode. Someone got in my cooler that I had with me and poured a bottle of water and [REDACTED] on the fire and it put it out. The Renovo Fire Department and Police Department also came.
[REDACTED]
- Model
- L7 Trail
- Serial number
- [REDACTED]
- Bought from
- Bonner Sports & RV
- Bought
- Apr 11, 2022
- Where
- North Bend, Pennsylvania: Street or Highway
- Who was involved
- Age 60, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Friend /
Neighbor / Co-worker - As this report names them
- Brand American Landmaster, made or sold by ASW, LLC /
dba American Landmaster - How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made May 31, 2022, sent to the company Jun 2, 2022, published by CPSC Jun 17, 2022
The product, in the report: 2021 American Landmaster L5 EPS
2021 American Landmaster L5. Steering failed while I was driving it (I am the purchaser/owner). I was driving at low speed and there were no injuries. Steering appears to be malfunctioning now.
- Model
- L5 EPS Standard Black
- Serial number
- [REDACTED]
- Bought from
- Power Sports International
- Bought
- Sep 22, 2021
- Where
- Grand Blanc, Michigan: Other
- Who was involved
- Age 60, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand American Landmaster, made or sold by ASW, LLC /
dba American Landmaster - How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made Feb 16, 2022, sent to the company Feb 24, 2022, published by CPSC Mar 10, 2022
The product, in the report: 4 wheel drive utility vehicle. 2 passenger side by side. Small manual dump bed. 2 cylinder gas engine 21 hp. CVT
The steering failed on our 2020 American Landmaster 4WD-670E utility vehicle . The steering wheel turned freely but the front wheels didn’t move at all. It turned out that the clamp connecting the steering wheel shaft to the steering rack shaft was loose at the steering rack. The first time this happened (about 3 weeks ago) I found that the bolt that compresses the clamp onto the steering rack input shaft was somewhat loose. I tightened it and the steering worked again. When it failed again today I re-tightened it and observed that the clamp seems to be closing up. In other words it may not be possible to tighten again because the clamp is already closed. So something seems to be eroding the rack shaft or the clamp. There was no warning when the steering failed; the steering wheel just failed to turn the wheels anymore. Obviously, a serious safety issue.
- Model
- Landstar 4WD-670E
- UPC
- N/
A - Serial number
- [REDACTED]
- Bought from
- Kingston’s Karts LLC
- Bought
- Dec 27, 2020
- Where
- E. Hampstead, New Hampshire: Farm/
Ranch - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand American Landmaster, made or sold by ASW, LLC /
dba American Landmaster - How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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