Yamaha Recalls Golf Cars and PTVs Due to Brake Cable Failure Hazard
Yamaha is recalling about 161,000 golf cars and personal transportation vehicles because brake cables can fail, posing a crash hazard. No injuries have been reported.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.
Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (brake failure leading to crash hazard) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the 'High' severity criteria.
Plain-English summary
Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America is recalling about 161,000 model year 2015 through 2018 gas and electric-powered golf cars, personal transportation vehicles (PTVs), and utility vehicles. The recall involves specific models including The DRIVE (YDRA, YDRE), The DRIVE 2 (DR2A, DR2E), and The DRIVE 2 Concierge 6. These vehicles were sold at Yamaha Golf Car dealers nationwide from November 2014 through December 2017 for between $5,900 and $7,700.
The brake cables on these vehicles can fail, which poses a crash hazard. The firm has received 285 reports of brake cables failing, but no injuries have been reported.
Consumers should immediately stop using these recalled vehicles and contact a local Yamaha Golf Car dealer to schedule a free repair. Yamaha is also contacting all registered owners directly. For more information, consumers can contact Yamaha at 800-962-7926 or visit www.yamahagolfcar.com and click on the Recall Tab.
The recalled product
- Product
- Yamaha Golf Cars and Personal Transportation Vehicles (PTVs)
- Category
- Vehicle — Golf Cars / PTVs
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 161,000
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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