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On
August
14,
2008,
Congress
enacted
the
Consumer
Product
Safety
Improvement
Act
of
2008
(CPSIA
or
Act).
The
Act
was
primarily
in
reaction
to
the
recent
influx
of
lead-tainted
toys.
The
CPSIA
requires
manufacturers
of
“Children’s
Products,”
designed
or
intended
primarily
for
children
12
years
of
age
or
younger,
to
meet
increasingly
stringent
lead
paint
and
lead
content
standards.
Honda’s
paint
contains
little
or
no
lead
and
easily
complies
with
even
the
most
stringent
requirement,
however,
some
alloy
materials
commonly
used
to
manufacture
motor
vehicles
may
inherently
contain
levels
of
lead
that
are
above
the
current
limits
set
forth
in
the
Act.
Honda
and
other
members
of
the
Motorcycle
Industry
Council
and
Specialty
Vehicle
Institute
of
America
are
actively
working
to
exempt
the
alloy
parts
for
small
motorcycles
and
ATVs
from
the
terms
of
the
Act.
The
lead
embedded
in
the
alloys
used
in
these
products
is
not
transferred
through
typical
use
of
these
products.
What
all
of
this
means
to
you
is
that
–
without
Congressional
or
CPSC
action
-
Dealerships
will
not
be
able
to
sell
new
or
used
TRX
90,
CRF
50F,
CRF
70F,
or
CRF
80F
models
after
February
10,
2009
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