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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Kawasaki
Current Parent Company: Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Penalty: $5,200,000
Year: 2017
Date: June 2, 2017
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., Kawasaki Motors Corp. U.S.A. and Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp. U.S.A. agreed to pay a $5.2 million civil penalty to settle charges that Kawasaki failed to immediately report to CPSC that its 2012-2016 model year Teryx4 750, Teryx4 800, and Teryx 800 recreational off-highway vehicles contained a defect that could create a substantial product hazard or that the ROVs created an unreasonable risk of serious injury or death.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Consumer Product Safety Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: Japan
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: diversified
Specific Industry of Current Parent: diversified
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