Yamaha Golf Cars and Personal Transportation Vehicles recalled over injury risk

Recall date

February 22, 2018

Source

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Official notice title

Yamaha Recalls Golf Cars and Personal Transportation Vehicles Due to Crash Hazard (Recall Alert)

Recall number

18725

Brand / firm

Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America, of Newnan, Ga.

Sold / distributed

Yamaha Golf Car dealers nationwide from November 2014 through December 2017 for between $5,900 and $7,700.

Why it was recalled

The brake cables on the golf cars and PTVs can fail, posing a crash hazard.

What was recalled

This recall involves the following model year 2015 through 2018 gas and electric-powered golf cars , PTVs and utility vehicles. The vehicles were sold in various colors including blue, green, red, white, tan and silver. The model and serial numbers can be found on a label under the seat on the left or right side. Model Name Model Year Model Number Serial Number Range The DRIVE Models YDRA (Gas) 2015 JC0 0600101-0606900 JC2 0200101-0211800 JW8 0500101-0516400 2016 JC0 0700101-0706598 JC2 0300101-0312000 JW8 0600101-0614300 The DRIVE Models YDRE (Electric) 2015 JC1 0600101-0603300 JW9 0500101-0518300 2016 JC1 0700101-0703500 JC3 0000101-0004700 JW9 0600101-0618100 The DRIVE 2 Models DR2A (Gas) 2017 J0A 0000101-0010100 J0B 0000101-0016900 J0D 0000101-0007200 2018 J0A 0100101-0105300 J0B 0100101-0107287 J0D 0100101-0104700 The DRIVE 2 Models DR2E (Electric) 2017 J0C 0000101-0011400 J0E 0000101-0002900 J0J 0000101-0001999 2018 J0C 0100101-0105482 J0E 0100101-0101300 J0J 0100101-0100798

What to do

Consumers should immediately stop using these recalled Golf Cars and PTVs and contact a local Yamaha Golf Car dealer to schedule a free repair. Yamaha is contacting all registered owners directly.. Follow the official notice for full instructions.