On February 22, 2018, Yamaha recalled about 161,000 units to be brought in for repair. The hazard is that the brake cables on the golf cars and PTVs can fail, posing a crash hazard.
This recall includes model years 2015 through 2018 gas and electric-powered golf cars , PTVs and utility vehicles.
There have been 285 reports of brake cables failing. No injuries have been reported.
Yamaha suggests 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.
| 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 |
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