Yamaha golf cars recalled for lacking stop lights on the vehicle
About 19,300 model year 2021-2025 Yamaha Drive 2 personal transportation vehicles are being recalled because they lack stop lights. No incidents have been reported.
What this means for you
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: Scored 3 under the risk-of-harm criterion: missing stop lights create a crash hazard, and the notice states no incidents have been reported.
Plain-English summary
Model year 2021-2025 Yamaha Drive 2 Personal Transportation Vehicles, in gas and electric versions, are being recalled. The vehicles were sold in a variety of colors, and the model name and number appear on the left and right sides of the vehicle.
The golf car vehicles lack stop lights, posing a risk of serious injury or death due to a crash hazard. The CPSC notice states that no injuries or incidents have been reported.
About 19,300 units were sold at Yamaha dealers nationwide from June 2020 through July 2025 for between $8,300 and $12,900.
Consumers should immediately stop using the vehicles and contact an authorized Yamaha Golf Car dealer to schedule free installation of two stoplights. Yamaha will provide transportation, or install the stoplights at the vehicle's location, for owners who cannot reach a dealer.
The recalled product
- Product
- Model Year 2021-2025 Yamaha Golf Car Vehicles
- Manufacturer
- Yamaha Golf Car Company, of Kennesaw, Georgia
- Category
- Consumer Product — Golf car
- Hazard
- missing-stop-lights
- crash-risk
- Affected units
- 19,300
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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