Yamaha Recalls Golf Cars, Personal Transportation and Specialty Vehicles Due to Fire Hazard (Recall Alert)
Home product recall 19-774. Announced by CPSC on Aug 28, 2019.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Aug 28, 2019. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Repair what’s offered
- About 16,000 (The model year 2017 and 2018 units included in this alert have been previously recalled.) 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 module that regulates power to the vehicle’s USB ports can overheat and melt, posing a fire hazard.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the USB charging device in 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 “CPSC Recall Alerts” for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves the following model year 2017 through 2019 golf cars, personal transportation and specialty vehicles and utility 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 or cargo bed on the left or right side. Model Year Model Name Model Prefix Serial Number Range 2017 Drive2 Fleet DC (J0C1) J0C 0000103 0011333 Drive2 Fleet AC (J0J1) J0J 0000103 0002000 Adventurer Two AC (JW33) JW3 0200166 0200213 2018 Drive2 Fleet DC (J0C2) J0C 0100112 0111700 Drive2 Fleet AC (J0J2) J0J 0100110 0102099 Adventurer Two AC (JW34) JW3 0300166 0300214 2019 Drive2 Fleet DC (J0C3) J0C 0200101 0210200 UMAX TWO AC (J0H1) J0H 0000145 0000493 UMAX Rally AC (J0N1) J0N 0000116 0000147 UMAX Rally 2+2 AC (J0R1) J0R 0000101 0000180
About 16,000 (The model year 2017 and 2018 units included in this alert have been previously recalled.) 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.
- Exclusively at Yamaha golf car dealers nationwide from June 2016 through June 2019 for between $6,000 and $11,000.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Yamaha has received five reports of associated fire incidents and 100 reports of a melted USB voltage-reducer module. 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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