Columbia ParCar Recalls for Repair Golf, Service, Utility Vehicles Due to Crash Hazard
Home product recall 12-715. Announced by CPSC on Jan 26, 2012.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jan 26, 2012. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The lower steering yoke can loosen where it attaches to the steering rack and pinion, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle and crash.
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What should you do?
Consumers should contact local ParCar dealer for a free inspection and repair as required.
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- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: repair.
- How to reach the firm: For additional information, contact Columbia ParCar Corp. at (800) 222-4653 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s website at www.parcar.com
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled items are 2009, 2010 and 2011 Columbia ParCar golf carts, low-speed service and utility vehicles. They are 36- or 48-volt electric vehicles manufactured from July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2011. Vehicles can be identified by their Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) located either on the passenger’s side left kick panel, in the driver’s side storage compartment or on the steering wheel beneath the center cap. The following Columbia vehicles are being recalled: Eagle (P4E) Golf Vehicle: 2008 Models VIN Range: P4***-**G0231 through G0562 2009 Models VIN Range: P4***-**H0112 through H0302 2010 Models VIN Range: P4***-**I0101 through I0105 2010 Models VIN Range: P4***-**J0115 through J0420 2011 Models VIN Range: P4***-**K0101 through K0343 Shuttle (C6E) Personnel Carrier: 2008 Models VIN Range: TC6**-**G0143 through G0212 2009 Models VIN Range: TC6**-**H0102 through H0129 2010 Models VIN Range: TC6**-**I0101 through I0106 2010 Models VIN Range: TC6**-**J0107 through J0135 2011 Models VIN Range: TC6**-**K0101 through K0106 Tram (C10E) Personnel Carrier:2008 Models VIN Range: TC1E4-*WG0142 through WG0206 2009 Models VIN Range: TC1E4-*WH0101 through WH0132 2010 Models VIN Range: TC1E4-*WJ0108 through WJ00112 2011 Models VIN Range: N/A Summit (SM/SUV) Utility Vehicle: 2010 Models VIN Range: SU*F4-4*J0109 through J0116 2011 Models VIN Range: S**F4-4*K0101 through K0106 Utilitruck (EU4, EU24) Utility Vehicle:2008 Models VIN Range: U#***-**G0156 through G0253 2009 Models VIN Range: U#***-**H0102 through H0175 2010 Models VIN Range: U#***-**I0102 through I0102 2010 Models VIN Range: U#***-**J0106 through J0154 2011 Models VIN Range: U#***-**K0101 through K0124 (Note: # after U represents either a 2 or a 4.) Scout (S10E) Utility Vehicle: 2008 Models VIN Range: US1E*-*ZG0157 through ZG0241 2009 Models VIN Range: US1E*-*ZH0117 through ZH0178 2010 Models VIN Range: US1E*-*ZI0101 through ZI0103 2010 Models VIN Range: US1E*-*ZJ0104 through ZJ0147 2011 Models VIN Range: US1E*-*ZK0102 through ZK0126
About 1,400 units, as CPSC gives them.
Golf, service and utility vehicles.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 7 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Columbia ParCar Corporation, Reedsburg, Wis.
- ParCar dealers from July 1, 2008 to July 31, 2011 for between $5,000 and $12,000.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
No injuries were reported.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.