Product Recall Number: 18-725
Why was Yamaha Golf Cars and Personal Transportation Vehicles (PTVs) recalled?
The brake cables on the golf cars and PTVs can fail, posing a crash hazard.
Product Recall Number: 18-725
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2018-02-22
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Yamaha Golf Cars and Personal Transportation Vehicles (PTVs)
Description:
Hazard Description: The brake cables on the golf cars and PTVs can fail, posing a crash hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Repair
Units: About 161,000
Incidents: The firm has received 285 reports of brake cables failing. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: 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.
Sold At: Yamaha Golf Car dealers nationwide from November 2014 through December 2017 for between $5,900 and $7,700.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America, of Newnan, Ga.
Distributors: Yamaha Golf-Car Company, of Kennesaw, Ga.
Manufactured In: Assembled in United States
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed