Yamaha Recalls Golf Cars and Personal Transportation Vehicles Due to Crash Hazard (Recall Alert)
Recall 18725 · Feb 22, 2018 · Yamaha
161,000
units affected
161,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 18725
- Date
- Feb 22, 2018
- Company
- Yamaha
- Units affected
- 161,000
- Product
- Yamaha Golf Cars and Personal Transportation Vehicles (PTVs)
- Remedy
- Repair
- Hazard
- Crash risk
The product
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 can happen
The brake cables on the golf cars and PTVs can fail, posing a crash hazard.
The fix
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.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- The firm has received 285 reports of brake cables failing. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- Yamaha Golf Car dealers nationwide from November 2014 through December 2017 for between $5,900 and $7,700.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled yamaha golf cars and personal transportation vehicles (ptvs)?
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.
What is the hazard?
The brake cables on the golf cars and PTVs can fail, posing a crash hazard.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.