Adler Says CPSC Unanimously Voted to Adopt 2010 ATV Standard

On February 14, 2012, Consumer Product Safety Commissioner Robert Adler issued a statement on the agency's unanimous approval of a final rule that adopts the ANSI/SVIA 1-2010 standard for all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and amends the mandatory ATV standard so that it will match the voluntary standard adopted by the industry in December 2010. Substantive changes in the 2010 version include: (1) elimination from a provision calling for expiration of the definition and requirements for the Y--12+ youth ATV age category on July 28, 2011; (2) a change in how to calculate the speed for the braking test of youth ATVs; (3) the requirement that tire pressure information be on the label; etc. A draft version of its final rule is available here.