Textron Specialized Vehicles 2023-02-09 Vehicles serious CPSC
Vehicles · CPSC · Recall #CPSC-23726
E-Z-GO Personal Transportation Vehicles (PTVs) Recall
Issued February 9, 2023 · Textron Specialized Vehicles · 14,300,081,001,000,203,000,000,000 units affected
In February 2023, Textron Specialized Vehicles recalled the E-Z-GO Personal Transportation Vehicles (PTVs), a serious vehicles recall reported by the CPSC. Affected owners are eligible for a repair. Here is what the hazard is and exactly what to do about it.
Compiled by Maya Ellison, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
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What you should do
- 1 Keep using E-Z-GO Personal Transportation Vehicles (PTVs) only as advised. See the remedy below.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact Textron Specialized Vehicles to arrange your repair. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Repair): Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled PTVs, turn the key switch to the OFF position and do not connect electric powered PTVs to a charger or a power outlet. Contact Textron Specialized Vehicles to schedule a free repair. The dealer will install a fiberglass/aluminum thermal insulation protective sleeve over the USB charge port module. Textron Specialized Vehicles is contacting all purchasers directly.
Recall details
- Brand
- Textron Specialized Vehicles
- Category
- Vehicles
- Recall date
- February 9, 2023
- Units affected
- 14,300,081,001,000,203,000,000,000
- Sold at
- E-Z-GO dealerships nationwide and online via E-Z-GO's Dealer to Driver program from May 2020 through November 2022 from between $8,200 and $15,700.
- Recall number
- CPSC-23726
- Made in
- United States
- Issuing agency
- CPSC
In context
- Textron Specialized Vehicles has 15 recalls in our database.
- We're tracking 1,755 Vehicles recalls in our database.
- 14,300,081,001,000,203,000,000,000 units is enough to reach millions of US homes.
- This is the 209th Vehicles recall we've logged in 2023.