Abbreviation for All Terrain Cycle, a trademark owned by the Honda Motor Corporation. Commonly used to refer to three wheelers such as Honda’s ATC90 introduced into the United States back in 1970.
In 1988, the sale and marketing of three wheelers was discontinued due to an April 27, 1988 ATV Consent Decree between the US Department of Justice and the major ATV manufactures.
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