The Recall Desk
SevereCPSC·20122·Announced 2020-05-14

Garia Recalls Electric Golf and Courtesy Vehicles Due to Fire Hazard

Garia is recalling about 1,000 battery-powered golf and courtesy vehicles because a fuse can overheat and melt while charging, posing a fire hazard.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a fire hazard with five reported incidents of fire damage, which meets the rubric criteria for 'Severe' (significant injury/property-damage reports) despite the absence of reported injuries.

Plain-English summary

Garia A/S is recalling approximately 1,000 model year 2010-2019 battery-powered electric vehicles, including the Golf, Golf 2+2, Courtesy 4, and Courtesy 4+2 models. The recall is due to a fire hazard where a fuse can overheat and melt while the vehicle is charging.

The company is aware of five incidents involving overheating and fire damage to the vehicles, but no injuries have been reported. These vehicles were sold by Garia dealers nationwide from January 2010 through September 2019 for between $15,000 and $75,000. The VIN numbers for the affected vehicles are located under the front seat cushion and range from UJGDHSX1XAVXXXXXX to UJGDHSX1XKVXXXXXX.

Consumers should immediately stop charging these vehicles and contact Garia or a Garia dealer to schedule a free repair. Garia is contacting known customers by direct mail and e-mail. For more information, consumers can call Garia collect at (281) 923-0291 from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, email [email protected], or visit www.garia.com and click on “Safety Recall.”

The recalled product

Product
Garia Golf & Courtesy battery-powered electric vehicles
Manufacturer
Garia A/S, of Denmark
Category
Vehicle — Electric Golf/Courtesy Vehicles
Hazard
Affected units
1,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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