Yamaha Recalls Model Year 2021-2022 Fleet Golf Cars Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from a Crash Hazard
Key facts
- Agency
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
- Recall number
- 26542
- Recall date
- Jun 11, 2026
- Units
- About 8,650 (In addition, about 700 were sold in Canada)
- Remedy
- Repair
- Firm
- Yamaha
- Made in
- Japan
What to do
Consumers should stop using the recalled fleet golf cars immediately and contact an authorized Yamaha Golf Car dealer to schedule a free inspection of the passenger-side brake cable routing. If the cable was misrouted, the dealer will replace the cable with a new, properly routed cable. For consumers who cannot take the recalled golf car to an authorized dealer, a Yamaha dealer will provide transportation of the golf car or will inspect and, if necessary, install a new, properly routed cable at the location of the golf car.
Contact: Yamaha toll-free at 866-747-4027 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET every day, email at ygc_callcenter@yamaha-motor.com or online at https://www.yamahamotorsports.com/Content.php?content=cpsc-recalls or https://yamaha-motor.com and click on "CPSC Recalls" at the bottom of the page for more information.
Hazard
The recalled golf cars' passenger-side brake cable could have been misrouted during assembly. If the cable was misrouted, abnormal wear can occur which can cause the passenger-side cable to break during use, posing a risk of serious injury or death from a crash hazard.
How to identify the recalled product
This recall involves model year 2021-2022 Yamaha Drive2 Electric Fleet Golf Cars. The golf cars were sold in mica (gold), arctic drift (blue), moonstone (gray), carbon (dark gray), bluestone, garnet (red), emerald (green), sunstone (yellow) and glacier (white). The serial number is located underneath the seat, on the frame of the unit. Yamaha will provide assistance if you can't locate the serial number. MODEL YEAR MODEL NAME 2021 JOJ Drive2 AC-L 2022 JOJ Drive2 AC-L 2022 J5B Drive2 AC-L Li
About this recall
CPSC announced this recall on Jun 11, 2026. It covers About 8,650 (In addition, about 700 were sold in Canada) units. The remedy type is repair: the firm will fix the product, or send you a part or kit to fix it. Reported incidents: The firm has received six reports of the passenger-side brake cable breaking due to improper routing. No injuries have been reported. Yamaha has 33 recalls in our records.
Where it was sold
Yamaha Golf Car dealers nationwide from March 2021 through September 2024 for between $6,700 and $8,830.
Companies and identifiers
- Importer
- Yamaha Golf-Car Company, of Kennesaw, GA
Source and freshness
- Source
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Recalls API
- Official notice
- https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Yamaha-Recalls-Model-Year-2021-2022-Fleet-Golf-Cars-Due-…
- Last published by CPSC
- Jun 12, 2026
- Imported by RecallRadar
- Nov 4, 2026
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