Yamaha Recalls Golf Cars and Personal Transportation Vehicles Due to Crash Hazard (Recall Alert)
Product: Yamaha Golf Cars and Personal Transportation Vehicles (PTVs)
Manufacturer: Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America, of Newnan, Ga.
Recall number: 18725
- Hazard
The brake cables on the golf cars and PTVs can fail, posing a crash hazard.
- What to do
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.
- Description
This recall involves the following model year 2015 through 2018 gas and electric-powered golf cars , PTVs and utility vehicles. The vehicles were sold in various colors including blue, green, red, white, tan and silver. The model and serial numbers can be found on a label under the seat on the left or right side. Model Name Model Year Model Number Serial Number Range The DRIVE Models YDRA (Gas) 2015 JC0 0600101-0606900 JC2 0200101-0211800 JW8 0500101-0516400 2016 JC0 0700101-0706598 JC2 0300101-0312000 JW8 0600101-0614300 The DRIVE Models YDRE (Electric) 2015 JC1 0600101-0603300 JW9 0500101-0518300 2016 JC1 0700101-0703500 JC3 0000101-0004700 JW9 0600101-0618100 The DRIVE 2 Models DR2A (Gas) 2017 J0A 0000101-0010100 J0B 0000101-0016900 J0D 0000101-0007200 2018 J0A 0100101-0105300 J0B 0100101-0107287 J0D 0100101-0104700 The DRIVE 2 Models DR2E (Electric) 2017 J0C 0000101-0011400 J0E 0000101-0002900 J0J 0000101-0001999 2018 J0C 0100101-0105482 J0E 0100101-0101300 J0J 0100101-0100798
- Recall date
- February 22, 2018
Affected products in our database
- Drivemodel years 2015 to 2018, by model code and serial number.EXACT MATCHView cart: Drive →
- Drive 2model years 2015 to 2018, by model and serial number on a label under the seat on the left or right side.EXACT MATCHView cart: Drive 2 →
Applies to Drive² Fleet CARB; Drive² Fleet DC: the two model-year serial ranges stated only.
Regulator & source
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) · cpsc.gov
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
Official recall notice: cpsc.gov/Recalls/2018/Yamaha-Recalls-Golf-Cars-and-Personal-Transportation-Vehicles-Due-to-Crash-Hazard-Recall-Alert
Last updated October 16, 2026
Sources
- Cited address
Source: cpsc.gov/Recalls/2018/Yamaha-Recalls-Golf-Cars-and-Personal-Transportation-Vehicles-Due-to-Crash-Hazard-Recall-Alert