Urgent for all dealers to read!

 

As of 04/13/2009 it became illegal for dealers, wholesalers and manufactures to sell ATVs unless they are approved by the US CPSC. Currently the list is very short DRR is one of the few in compliance.

 

Click here for list as of May.

 

Facts you must know!

 

1)It is the dealers responsibility to ensure their supplier is on the list. 2)The supplier must have a copy of the approved letter from CPSC.

3)The supplier must be listed on the CPSC web site as approved.

4)The dealer is subject to fines for selling these ATVS

5) It is a law not a voluntary standard

6) There is no such thing as a racing exemption

7) There is no such thing as a US manufacturing exemption

8) There are no exceptions for small manufactures

9) The law effects all models not just youth ATVs

Below are the FAQ's from the CPSC site directly!

 

When does the mandatory standard go into effect?

The current voluntary standard will take effect as a mandatory standard on April 13, 2009. A notice was published in the Federal Register November 14, 2008 incorporating the ANSI/SVIA 1-2007 standard by reference, 73 Fed. Reg. 67385 (http://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/frnotices/fr09/atvfinal.pdf) . The law states that “after the standard takes effect, it shall be unlawful for any manufacturer or distributor to import into or distribute in commerce in the United States any new assembled or unassembled all-terrain vehicle” unless it complies with the ATV standard and is subject to, and complies with, an action plan filed with the Commission. Posted 11/19/2008.

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When is the deadline for manufacturers or distributors of ATVs to have an action plan on file with the Commission?

As of April 13, 2009 it will be unlawful for an ATV manufacturer or distributor to distribute or import an ATV in the United States unless the ATV is subject to an action plan on file with the Commission and the manufacturer/distributor complies with all provisions of the action plan (as well as all provisions of the ANSI/SVIA 1-2007 standard for ATVs). Action plans submitted after the CPSIA was enacted (i.e., after August 14, 2008) must be approved by the Commission. Therefore, action plans should be submitted as soon as possible to allow the Commission time to review them before April 13, 2009. Posted 11/19/2008.

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Are ATVs subject to the requirements for general conformity certification under section 102(a)(1)?

Yes. Section 102(a)(1) requires every manufacturer of a product that is subject to a consumer product safety standard to issue a certificate certifying that the product meets that standard (as well as others that are applicable). The CPSIA directs the Commission to publish the ANSI/SVIA-2007 standard for four wheel ATVs as a consumer product safety standard. Thus, once the standard takes effect (150 days after publication in the Federal Register) the products that are subject to the ATV standard must also be certified to it (and any other standards applicable to those products)