Yamaha UMAX Bistro service vehicles carry inaccurate weight capacity certification labels
About 1,101 model year 2019-2025 UMAX Bistro and Bistro Deluxe vehicles are being recalled because the weight capacity certification label is inaccurate.
What this means for you
Minor labeling or packaging issue, or a voluntary precautionary recall. Risk of harm is low but real — follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The defect is an inaccurate certification label corrected by a label replacement, with no physical defect and no injuries reported, which fits the Moderate labeling band.
Plain-English summary
Model year 2019-2025 UMAX Bistro and Bistro Deluxe gas and electric vehicles are being recalled. The gas models are J0G (YUM2A) with serial numbers 0000104-0601120 and the electric models are J5D (YUM2E) with serial numbers 0000116-0000230. The food and merchandise service vehicles have a four-lid ice chest and sliding features. About 1,101 units are affected in the United States, and about 75 more were sold in Canada.
The recalled vehicles have an inaccurate weight capacity certification label. According to the CPSC notice, this could result in the vehicle being overloaded, which poses an injury hazard. No injuries have been reported.
The vehicles were sold by Yamaha Golf Car dealers nationwide beginning July 2018 through May 2026.
Owners should immediately stop using the recalled vehicles and contact an authorized Yamaha Golf Car dealer to schedule a free replacement of the label.
The recalled product
- Product
- Model Year 2019-2025 UMAX Bistro and Bistro Deluxe Vehicles
- Manufacturer
- Yamaha Golf-Car Company, of Kennesaw, Georgia
- Category
- Vehicle — Service vehicle
- Affected units
- 1,101
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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