Canada2021–2023 John Deere GATOR side-by-side UTVs are affected; the owner's manual may be missing Transport Canada contact information. The manuals lack the required information, though the error does not affect vehicle safety. Owners can continue to use their UTVs and the company has updated new vehicles to include the Transport Canada contact details in the owner’s manual.
How to identify it
2021–2023 John Deere GATOR
The hazard
On certain side-by-side UTVs, the owner's manual is missing information for how a person can contact Transport Canada to report a safety concern. Canadian regulations require all companies to provide this information in the owner's manual.
This error does not affect the safety of the vehicles.
What to do
This is not a recall. Owners can continue to use their UTV. The company has made changes to ensure that all new vehicles include an owner's manual that lists the contact information for Transport Canada.
The official notice
This page is a summary of the notice published by Transport Canada, collected from Health Canada, CFIA and Transport Canada. Check the original before you act on it.
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