Yamaha Recalls Golf Cars, Personal Transportation and Specialty Vehicles Due to Crash Hazard (Recall Alert)
Home product recall 19-701. Announced by CPSC on Oct 3, 2018.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Oct 3, 2018. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Repair what’s offered
- 145000 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The accelerator pedal return spring can break, posing a crash hazard.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled vehicles and contact a Yamaha golf car dealer to schedule a free repair. Yamaha is contacting all registered owners directly.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- 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: Yamaha toll-free at 866-747-4027 anytime or online at www.yamahagolfcar.com and click on the CPSC Recall Alerts tab for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves the following model year 2016 through 2018 gas and electric-powered golf cars, personal transportation and specialty vehicles. The vehicles were sold in various colors including blue, green, red, white, tan and silver. The model and serial number can be found on a label under the seat on the left or right side. Model Year Model Name Model Prefix Serial Number Range 2016 Drive Models YDRA (Gas) JW8 600101 614300 JC2 300101 312000 JC0 700101 706600 Drive Models YDRE (Electric) JW9 600101 618100 JC3 000101 004700 JC1 700101 703500 Adventurer Model YTF1A (Gas) JW6 800101 800600 Adventurer Model YTF2A (Gas) JW7 700101 701250 Adventurer Model YTF2E (Electric) JW3 100101 100300 2017 Drive² Models DR2A (Gas) J0A 000101 010100 J0B 000101 016900 J0D 000101 007200 Drive² Models DR2E (Electric) J0C 000101 011400 J0E 000101 002900 J0J 000101 002000 Adventurer Model YTF1A (Gas) JW6 900101 900400 Adventurer Model YTF2A (Gas) JW7 800101 800750 Adventurer Model YTF2E (Electric) JW3 200101 200250 2018 Drive² Models DR2A (Gas) J0A 100101 110400 J0B 100101 119200 J0D 100101 110600 Drive² Models DR2E (Electric) J0C 100101 111700 J0E 100101 102600 J0J 100101 102700 Adventurer Model YTF1A (Gas) JW6 910101 910500 Adventurer Model YTF2A (Gas) JW7 900101 900800 Adventurer Model YTF2E (Electric) JW3 300101 300250
145000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Yamaha golf cars, personal transportation and specialty vehicles.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 4 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation, America, of Newnan, Ga.
- Distributed by Yamaha Golf-Car Company, Kennesaw, Ga.
- Yamaha golf car dealers nationwide from June 2015 through August 2018 for between $5,500 and $12,300.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Yamaha has received 417 reports of incidents involving spring failures. No injuries have been reported.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
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.
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