As long as the components were from our part of the Globe.... and check the expiraion date on the world globe you use...most of them out there are wrong...
Gene and Ilana De Laney Mt. Helix, California
2012 RS sm5
2012 RS sm5 , 998cc V-Twin 106hp DIY brake and park brake Classic Black
Meh, it just means a component or two is not from the US. Maybe the LCD screen or something. It is near impossible to get all parts for many things purely from the USA.
Oh, I agree it's difficult to find things entirely made in the USA, but that label definitely Leeds one to believe it's made in the USA. Most wouldn't even read the finer print.
Seriously: back about 50 years' ago, I recall hearing about stuff that was "Made in USA"...
Only it was supposed to be just a city in Japan!
Urban legend, or does it exist?
Seriously: back about 50 years' ago, I recall hearing about stuff that was "Made in USA"...
Only it was supposed to be just a city in Japan!
Urban legend, or does it exist?
The city exists. Is/was stuff made there and labeled "Made in USA"?
Last edited by IdahoMtnSpyder; 12-22-2016 at 10:10 PM.
2014 Copper RTS
Tri-Axis bars, CB, BajaRon sway bar & shock adjusters, SpyderPop's Bumpskid, NBV peg brackets, LED headlights and modulator, Wolo trumpet air horns, trailer hitch, custom trailer harness, high mount turn signals, Custom Dynamics brake light, LED turn signal lights on mirrors, LED strip light for a dash light, garage door opener, LED lights in frunk, trunk, and saddlebags, RAM mounts and cradles for tablet (for GPS) and phone (for music), and Smooth Spyder belt tensioner.
Google search shows that made in usa, japan is an urban legend.
The product in the OP appears to be properly labeled. It is what the FTC defines as a "qualified" claim in that it is clear that foreign parts are used. But a qualified "made in usa" claim can't be made if only a small percentage of the final product cost consists of US origin or labor. There is room for interpretation and fudging. In order to carry a label "Made in USA" with no qualifications on the label the product must be entirely, or very nearly entirely, made of US origin parts and labor.
2014 Copper RTS
Tri-Axis bars, CB, BajaRon sway bar & shock adjusters, SpyderPop's Bumpskid, NBV peg brackets, LED headlights and modulator, Wolo trumpet air horns, trailer hitch, custom trailer harness, high mount turn signals, Custom Dynamics brake light, LED turn signal lights on mirrors, LED strip light for a dash light, garage door opener, LED lights in frunk, trunk, and saddlebags, RAM mounts and cradles for tablet (for GPS) and phone (for music), and Smooth Spyder belt tensioner.
I may be the only that doesn't care that much about where something is made. If I did, I'd probably have a different gf. But, I do understand that if something is mislabeled, I might get upset.
Of course, no foods labeled from China, per the gf because you don't know what they may have included, especially dog food.
I may be the only that doesn't care that much about where something is made. If I did, I'd probably have a different gf. But, I do understand that if something is mislabeled, I might get upset.
Of course, no foods labeled from China, per the gf because you don't know what they may have included, especially dog food.
My understanding is that anything that is "made" in any country is essentially assembled in that country. There are very few products that aren't international in nature. That also means that products made in other countries and for other countries are often part American as well. We're part of a bigger world, and while we may the ones wining about globalization, we're also the ones with a substantially large chunk of the global power and resources. I'm not complaining about that, but I do want to add some perspective to the conversation.
Most of us who would prefer something made in the country really aren't willing to pay the substantially higher costs for those products and services.
2020 RT Limited in the ultra cool Deep Marsala Dark edition.
Baja Ron Anti-Sway Bar, LED reflectors, Lamonster USB Charger (and phone mount), Can-Am Low Windshield, X-Creen Tour Variable Windscreen Spoiler Blade, Power Commander, Dilithium powered Flux Capacitor (not yet fully functional). Maintained by Lou at Pirate Powersports.
My understanding is that anything that is "made" in any country is essentially assembled in that country. There are very few products that aren't international in nature. That also means that products made in other countries and for other countries are often part American as well. We're part of a bigger world, and while we may the ones wining about globalization, we're also the ones with a substantially large chunk of the global power and resources. I'm not complaining about that, but I do want to add some perspective to the conversation.
Most of us who would prefer something made in the country really aren't willing to pay the substantially higher costs for those products and services.
In the US, Made in, means at least 50% US components and assembled in the US. The rest is just semantics.