Last week, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that Polaris Industries Inc. of Medina, Minnesota had agreed to pay a $27.25 million civil penalty to settle charges that Polaris failed to report to CPSC that models of RZR and Ranger recreational off-road vehicles ( ROV s) contained defects that could create a substantial product hazard or that the ROV s created an unreasonable risk of serious injury or death. The $27.25 million civil penalty represents the largest dollar amount CPSC has ever imposed on one company, and it exceeds CPSC 's statutory maximum for civil penalties by $12 million.