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

Name: Yamaha Recalls Golf Cars and Personal Transportation Vehicles Due to Crash Hazard (Recall Alert)
Brand: Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America, of Newnan, Ga.
SKU: CPSC-18725
Availability: Discontinued
Rating: 1.0 (1 reviews)

Published: February 22, 2018Recall ID: 18725Category: generalCountry: US

Reason for Recall / Hazard

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

Product Description & Identification

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

Affected Products

Yamaha Golf Cars and Personal Transportation Vehicles (PTVs)

Additional Source Details

Field	Value
U R L	https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2018/Yamaha-Recalls-Golf-Cars-and-Personal-Transportation-Vehicles-Due-to-Crash-Hazard-Recall-Alert
Title	Yamaha Recalls Golf Cars and Personal Transportation Vehicles Due to Crash Hazard (Recall Alert)
Images › 1 › U R L	https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/856_1.jpeg
Images › 1 › Caption	2015 YDRA PTV “The DRIVE PTV”
Images › 2 › U R L	https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/856_2.jpeg
Images › 2 › Caption	2016 YDRE “The DRIVE”
Images › 3 › U R L	https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/856_3.jpeg
Images › 3 › Caption	2018 DR2A “The DRIVE2”
Images › 4 › U R L	https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/856_4.jpeg
Images › 4 › Caption	2017 DR2E “The DRIVE2 Concierge 6”
Images › 5 › U R L	https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/856_5.jpeg
Images › 5 › Caption	2018 DR2E “Adverturer Sport 2+2”
Hazards › Name	The brake cables on the golf cars and PTVs can fail, posing a crash hazard.
Injuries › Name	The firm has received 285 reports of brake cables failing. No injuries have been reported.
Products › Name	Yamaha Golf Cars and Personal Transportation Vehicles (PTVs)
Products › Number Of Units	About 161,000
Recall I D	8263
Remedies › Name	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.
Retailers › Name	Yamaha Golf Car dealers nationwide from November 2014 through December 2017 for between $5,900 and $7,700.
Recall Date	2018-02-22T00:00:00
Description	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
Distributors › Name	Yamaha Golf-Car Company, of Kennesaw, Ga.
Recall Number	18725
Manufacturers › Name	Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America, of Newnan, Ga.
Remedy Options › Option	Repair
Consumer Contact	Yamaha at 800-962-7926 anytime or online at www.yamahagolfcar.com and click on the Recall Tab located at the bottom of the page for more information.
Last Publish Date	2018-02-22T00:00:00
Manufacturer Countries › Country	Assembled in United States

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Recalling FirmYamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America, of Newnan, Ga.

Recall Hazard Severity

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