Families sue Yamaha for girls' deaths
-Desoto Times Tribune
04/01/2010 - Two sets of DeSoto County parents want to make Yamaha pay for the deaths of their children. Melissa and Richard Lee Bates of Southaven and Aundria and Thomas Dilworth of Olive Branch on Wednesday joined hundreds of other people across the country suing Yamaha for wrongful injury or death. More>>>

Man sues Yamaha Motor Corporation for injuries
-West Virgina Record
03/23/2010 - A Charleston man who claims Yamaha Motor Corporation failed to consider facts and circumstances surrounding the safety of one of its vehicles, is suing after he was injured. Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America and Yamaha Motor Co. LTD were also named in the suit. Christopher Seabolt purchased a Rhino off-road vehicle in May 2008, according to a complaint filed March 2 in Kanawha Circuit Court. More>>>

CPSC to address dangers of recreational off-highway vehicles
-ConsumerReports
10/22/2009 - Okay, it's going to be an eventful ride. But before you get on this Yamaha Rhino, the company needs to put a spacer on the rear wheels, remove an anti-sway bar, add extra handholds, and install a half door so you don’t go flying out if the thing rolls over. Because nearly 60 people have died and hundreds have been injured, some seriously, on three models of this vehicle. More>>>

Drivers of off-road vehicles urged to get safety upgrades
-The Miami Herald
08/31/2009 - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said it received reports of nearly 60 deaths involving the Yamaha Rhino 660 vehicle and similar ones. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning drivers of recreational off-highway vehicles, and especially drivers of Yamaha Rhinos, to remain vigilant about safety before hitting the trails and while off-roading. More>>>

First Yamaha Rhino trial under way in Orange
-Southeast Texas Record
08/27/2009 - What could prove to be a landmark case, a dozen Orange County residents have been tasked to decide if Yamaha Motor Co. cut costs and negligently placed a defective off-road vehicle into the stream of commerce. With hundreds of Yamaha ATV suits pending in courts around the country, the outcome of the trial in Orange, which began Aug. 18, may influence how Yamaha proceeds with similar litigation. More>>>

ATV rollover injures 23-year-old's face
Alcohol may have been a factor,
-WOOD TV
08/24/2009 - A 23-year-old Kentwood man who was the passenger of a 2008 Yamaha Rhino ATV suffered facial fractures after the vehicle flipped as it was rolling down a hill. He was treated at Spectrum Butterworth Hospital. More>>>

Suit alleges Yamaha Rhino at fault in death
-Beaumont Enterprise
08/23/2009 - Twelve people in Orange County are listening to engineers, looking at police photos and following computer graphics that seek to explain the death of a 13-year-old and the possible role of a Yamaha Rhino. More>>>

ATV fun comes with risk
-Journal Star
08/19/2009 - In a risk-averse age in which kids ride in massive car seats and are ordered by their parents to put on helmets for a bicycle ride down the block, there are odd exceptions to public's apparent obsession with safety. A glaring example is the all-terrain vehicle. The public could benefit from a better education on the risks of the little ATVs, some of which can reach speeds in excess of 60 miles an hour. ATVs can be lethal, especially when they are operated unsafely. More>>>

Husband Of ATV Crash Victim Speaks
-KPHO News
08/10/2009 - Although it appears as though Tyler Chase’s Yamaha Rhino was not in a serious accident, a wreck involving the all-terrain vehicle took the life of Tyler’s wife, Jennifer. More>>>

Off-Roading With Safety: CPSC Reminder to Yamaha Rhino Riders to Stay Safe This Summer
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
08/06/2009 - Summer is here and that means off-road riding is in high season in many communities. As side-by-side recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs) continue to gain in popularity, so does the number of reports to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission of injuries and deaths involving these vehicles. Even though ROVs have a roll cage and seat belts, CPSC urges all riders and passengers to remain vigilant about safety before hitting the trails and while off-roading. More>>>

Yamaha's Rhino: For Some A Deadly Ride
Exclusive CBS News Investigation Finds 59 Deaths, Hundreds Of Injuries Linked To Yamaha's Off-Road Vehicle
-CBS News
08/05/2009 - In the swath of Kentucky called the Land Between The Lakes, the Turkey Bay Off-Highway Vehicle Area is a rugged expanse of hills and woodlands crisscrossed by 100 miles of trails. Test drivers came here in July, 2002, to try out the Yamaha Rhino, a new breed of off-road vehicle then in development, and had a mishap that would resonate years later. More>>>

Yamaha Rhino suit to proceed in Orange after appeals court denies mandamus request
-The South East Texas Record
07/23/2009 - After a quick trip to a higher court, a wrongful death trial against Yamaha can proceed next month as planned, now that the Ninth Court of Appeals of Texas has shot down the motor company's petition for mandamus. More>>>

Twins' deaths stun tight-knit town
The crash was a tragic accident, but one that calls into question the safety of ATVs and riders' ability
-Timesunion
06/23/2009 - SCHAGHTICOKE -- Zachary and Alex Rohloff, twin sons of a local developer, might not have known they were on a deadly collision course when they crested a small hill on their ATVs and collided head-on in Schaghticoke, according to the Rensselaer County Sheriff's Department. More>>>

Injured woman's suit alleges ATV unfit for intended use
-TheSouthEastTexasRecord
06/19/2009 - Injured while riding as a passenger on a Yamaha Rhino ATV, Krissi Henry alleges the vehicle was defective and unfit for its intended use and has filed suit against Yamaha. More>>>

Death of boy in ATV crash raises questions
-NEWS10
05/31/2009 - A crash involving a four-wheeler has left a young boy from Knox dead. Now, questions are being raised about the vehicle's safety and how much the boy's parents knew about possible problems. The parents say that they just found out that the type of four-wheeler involved in the crash had been recalled after causing dozens of deaths. More>>>

Rollover that killed boy, 13, came despite safety work
-Timesunion
05/30/2009 - KNOX -- Thirteen-year-old James Wyatt Spencer, an experienced ATV rider, was driving a 2009 Yamaha Rhino with his friend Thursday when he hit a patch of wet grass and rolled. The machine flipped and landed on Spencer in a field more than 500 yards from his Bozenkill Road home. More>>>

Name of 31-year-old man killed in off-road rollover released
-Desert Sun wire services
05/27/2009 - Authorities today released the name of a 31-year-old man killed in Moreno Valley in an off-road vehicle rollover accident that injured five others, one critically. More>>>

Another ATV rollover suit filed against Yamaha
-WV Record
05/20/2009- CHARLESTON - A West Virginia resident has filed a lawsuit against a prominent ATV manufacturer, alleging his minor daughter was injured after their Yamaha Rhino flipped. More>>>

Yamaha recall: 145,000 Rhino vehicles recalled for safety concerns
-Chicago Tribune
04/01/2009 - Yamaha Motor Corp. USA recalled about 145,000 off-highway recreational vehicles Tuesday, after two models were involved in 46 deaths and hundreds of injuries. More>>>

Yamaha Rhino UTV Safety Report Released by Advocates and Victims
-AboutLawsuits
03/04/2009- Consumer safety advocates and victims who have been impacted by Yamaha Rhino rollover accidents, have released a report calling for government regulation of side-by-side Utility Terrain Vehicles (UTV), as well as basic design changes which could substantially increase the safety of the vehicles. More>>>

Yamaha Rhinos are popular but dangerous vehicles
-Injury Board
02/23/2009- If Ashlyn Vargas were still alive, she would be telling us about her experience driving a Rhino. Reportedly, Ashlyn was operating a Rhino in her home town in Paso Robles, California on Thanksgiving Day, and she was traveling slowly when her Rhino just rolled over, pinning her underneath the vehicle. More>>>

Galveston suit blames Rhino ATV for boy's injuries from rollover
-Southeast Texas Record
02/20/2009- A Santa Fe couple is seeking $3 million in damages from Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd. after their son was injured in a Rhino ATV rollover more than a year ago. Warren and Terry Aldous filed a lawsuit on behalf of Brandon Aldous against Yamaha and numerous other businesses, including Altus, Okla.-based Altus Motorsports, in Galveston County District Court. More>>>

Yamaha Rhino Defect Caused Crushing Injuries – Cases to be Consolidated for Pretrial Proceedings
-InjuryBoard
02/18/2009- Last week, the Federal Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) Panel ruled in favor of creating an MDL for cases involving Yamaha Rhino all-terrain vehicles, to consolidate pretrial proceedings for more than 50 separate injury cases currently pending against Yamaha. The product and alleged defect are the same in every case, with Rhino drivers who had rollover accidents sustaining serious crushing injuries due to the design of the vehicle’s roll bar. More>>>

Texas woman sues Rhino for rollover as plaintiffs seek MDL
-The Southeast Texas Record
02/01/2009- MARSHALL - More than four years ago, Vicki Joyce's child was injured when the Yamaha 660 Rhino she was in, rolled over and pinned her legs underneath it. Joyce joins one of many new lawsuits alleging the Rhino ATV is defective and unreasonably dangerous. More>>>

ROHVA Announces Safety Rules for Safe and Responsible Use of Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles
11/11/2008 -- Formed by the major manufacturers and distributors to promote the safe and responsible use of a new and emerging category of recreational off-highway vehicles (ROVs), the Recreational Off-Highway Vehicle Association (ROHVA) received ANSI accreditation on November 3, 2008 to develop a standard for the equipment, configuration and performance requirements of ROVs. In addition, ROHVA has published Safety Rules for these increasingly popular off-road vehicles. More>>>