April 10, 2012
Alert #12-729 |
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Club Car Recalls Utility and Transport Vehicles Due to Crash Hazard
The following product safety recall was voluntarily conducted by the firm in cooperation with the CPSC. Consumers should stop using the product immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Utility and transport vehicles
Units: About 100
Manufacturer: Club Car, LLC of Augusta, Ga.
Hazard: The brake pedal mounting blocks can crack and separate, resulting in a loss of braking ability, resulting in a crash.
Incidents/Injuries: Club Car has not received any reports of the brake pedal mounting blocks breaking. No injuries have been reported.
Description: The recalled vehicles are various sizes, models and colors of model year 2012 gas and electric powered utility and transport vehicles used for short-distance transportation. The vehicles can be identified by model and serial number. The serial number is above and to the right of the accelerator pedal. A list of recalled models and serial numbers is below.
| Model | Model number | Serial number range |
| Café Express |
AF |
1225-287118 to 1225-287529 |
| Carryall 1, Carryall Turf 1 |
FD/FG/HD/HG |
1225-287074 to 1225-288151 |
| Carryall 2, Turf 2, Turf 2 Plus |
EG/QB/QT/RG |
1222-286712 to 1225-288285 |
| Carryall 252, Turf 252 |
JK/JL/XG/ZG |
1225-287215 to 1225-288287 |
| Carryall 6, Carryall Turf 6 |
JR/JU/JV |
1225-287116 to 1225-288112 |
| TransPorter 4 |
JS/JT |
1225-287102 to 1225-287869 |
| Villager 6 Plus |
QS |
1225-287558 to 1225-288079 |
| Villager 8 |
MG/QE |
1225-287531 to 1225-288088 |
Sold at: Authorized Club Car dealers nationwide in April and May 2011 for between $6,000 and $11,000
Manufactured in: United States
Remedy: Club Car is providing a free replacement of the brake pedal mounting blocks. The firm is contacting its customers directly.
Consumer Contact: For more information, contact Club Car toll-free at (800) 227-0739, ext. 3831, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm's website at www.clubcar.com
| Transportation and Utility Vehicles |
TransPorter 4
JS/JT
1225-287102 to 1225-287869 |
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Villager 6 Plus
QS
1225-287558 to 1225-288079 |
Villager 8
MG/QE
1225-287531 to 1225-288088 |
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Carryall 252, Turf 252
JK/JL/XG/ZG
1225-287215 to 1225-288287 |
Carryall 1, Carryall Turf 1
FD/FG/HD/HG
1225-287074 to 1225-288151 |
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Carryall 2, Turf 2, Turf 2 Plus
EG/QB/QT/RG
1222-286712 to 1225-288285 |
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Carryall 6, Carryall Turf 6
JR/JU/JV
1225-287116 to 1225-288112 |
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Café Express
AF
1225-287118 to 1225-287529 |
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about your experience with the product on SaferProducts.gov
CPSC is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the thousands of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $900 billion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals - contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.
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