The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·22726·Announced 2022-02-17

Yamaha Golf Cars and Personal Transportation Vehicles Recalled for Brake Failure

Yamaha is recalling approximately 5,000 golf cars and personal transportation vehicles from model years 2021 and 2022 because they can experience brake failure, creating a crash hazard that could cause injury or death.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: Although the source explicitly states no injuries have been reported, the hazard—brake failure in a motor vehicle—poses a direct and significant risk of injury or death. This is a risk-of-harm product where serious injury could occur, meeting the High severity threshold per the rubric.

Plain-English summary

Yamaha Golf-Car Company is recalling approximately 5,000 Yamaha golf cars and personal transportation vehicles (PTVs) from model years 2021 and 2022. The affected vehicles include the DR2E21 AC-L, DR2A21 EFI-L, and DR2E21 PTV R models from 2021, and the DR2E22 AC-L and DR2A22 EFI-L models from 2022, sold in various colors.

The recalled vehicles can experience brake failure, posing a crash hazard that could result in injury or death to the user or bystander. No injuries have been reported to date.

These vehicles were sold exclusively through Yamaha golf car dealers nationwide between April 2020 and August 2021, priced between $6,000 and $9,500. 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. For more information, consumers can call Yamaha toll-free at 866-747-4027 or visit https://yamahagolfcar.com/ and click on the CPSC Recall Alerts tab, or visit https://www.yamahamotorsports.com/motorsports/pages/cpsc-recall-alerts.

The recalled product

Product
Yamaha Golf Cars and Personal Transportation Vehicles (PTV)
Category
Consumer Product — Motor Vehicles / Golf Cars
Hazard
  • brake-failure
  • crash-hazard
  • injury-risk
  • death-risk
Affected units
5,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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