Yamaha Rhino Rollover and Recall

At least 46 persons have been killed and hundreds of adults, teenagers, and children have been left permanently disabled after their hands, arms, feet, and legs were crushed in Yamaha Rhino Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) accidents.

On March 31, 2009, the Consumer Products Safety Commission advised all consumers not to use the Yamaha Rhino until several safety repairs could be made. Yamaha has agreed to suspend the sale of the 450, 660 and 700 Rhinos until such repairs can be made.

Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP has been representing Yamaha Rhino victims for three years. We currently represent more than 100 Rhino clients, and have filed cases in federal and state courts throughout the country. These cases allege that the Rhino is dangerously unstable and lacks essential crashworthiness features. The recent CPSC action confirms our long-held view that the Rhino is unduly prone to tipping over.

Working with families of several victims, Lieff Cabraser began meeting in the Fall of 2008 with safety officials at the CPSC and requested the agency take action to address the mounting number of deaths and injuries associated the Yamaha Rhino. In February 2009, Lieff Cabraser assisted the Center for Auto Safety, the San Francisco Trauma Foundation, and multiple victims in submitting to the CPSC a comprehensive report on the safety defects of Utility Terrain Vehicles which called for a recall of the Rhino.

While Yamaha’s new repair program is an important step in ending this ongoing national tragedy, Yamaha has not issued a formal recall nor admitted that the Rhino contains numerous safety defects.

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