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Club Car Recalls Golf and Transport Vehicles Due to Crash Hazard (Recall Alert)


Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 15, 2013.  Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Recall date: November 14, 2013
Recall number: 14-703

  • Precedent Golf Car 2-passenger, CF, PD, PF, PR, PU, 1347-422745 to 1349-425820
    Precedent Golf Car 2-passenger, CF, PD, PF, PR, PU, 1347-422745 to 1349-425820

Recall Summary

Name of product:  Precedent golf and transport vehicles

Hazard:  Improper assembly can cause the front wheel spindles to crack causing the wheel to become loose affecting the steering, posing a crash hazard.

Consumer Contact:  Club Car at (800) 227-0739, ext. 3831, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.clubcar.com and click on “Safety Info” at the bottom of the page for more information.

Recall Details

Units:  About 1,450

Description:  The recalled vehicles include various sizes, models and colors of model year 2013 Precedent golf and transport vehicles used for short-distance transportation. The electric or gas powered vehicles seat two or four people. They can be identified by model and serial number: the model number is indicated in the first two letters of the serial number and can be found 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

Prec I2 Excel

PH

1347-422884 to 1348-423890

Precedent I2 4 Pass Excel

PJ

1347-422863 to 1348-423402

Precedent I2 Gas

PR

1347-422745 to 1348-423858

Precedent I2L Gas

CF

1348-423366 to 1348-423390

Precedent I2L Excel

PD

1348-423421

Incidents/Injuries: No incidents or injuries have been reported.

Remedy:  Club Car is providing a free inspection and repair of the wheel hub retaining nut. The firm is contacting its customers directly.

Sold at:  Authorized Club Car dealers nationwide in June 2013 for between $5,000 and $8,000  

Manufacturer:  Club Car, LLC, of Augusta, Ga.

Manufactured in:  United States

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.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC’s Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054 for the hearing impaired. Consumers can obtain recall information at www.cpsc.gov, on Twitter @OnSafety or by subscribing to CPSC’s free e-mail newsletters.

Source: cpsc.gv

 


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