Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America 2019-08-28 Vehicles serious CPSC
Vehicles · CPSC · Recall #CPSC-19774
Yamaha golf cars, personal transportation and specialty vehicles Recall
Issued August 28, 2019 · Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America · 1,600,020,172,018 units affected
In August 2019, Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America recalled the Yamaha golf cars, personal transportation and specialty vehicles, 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
The module that regulates power to the vehicle's USB ports can overheat and melt, posing a fire hazard.
What you should do
- 1 Keep using Yamaha golf cars, personal transportation and specialty vehicles only as advised. See the remedy below.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America 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 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.
Recall details
- Brand
- Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America
- Category
- Vehicles
- Recall date
- August 28, 2019
- Units affected
- 1,600,020,172,018
- Sold at
- Exclusively at Yamaha golf car dealers nationwide from June 2016 through June 2019 for between $6,000 and $11,000.
- Recall number
- CPSC-19774
- Made in
- United States
- Issuing agency
- CPSC
In context
- Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America has 1 recall in our database.
- We're tracking 1,755 Vehicles recalls in our database.
- 1,600,020,172,018 units is enough to reach millions of US homes.
- This is the 160th Vehicles recall we've logged in 2019.