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E-Z-GO Recalls Golf, Shuttle, Off-Road Utility Vehicles Due to Crash
Hazard
WASHINGTON, April 22, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Consumers should
stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to
resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Recall Summary
Name of Product: Golf cars, shuttles and off-road utility vehicles
Hazard: The steering wheel nut may not have been tightened
sufficiently, reducing the driver's steering control. This can result
in a crash.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled vehicles
and contact E-Z-GO or an authorized dealer for a free repair. E-Z-GO
and E-Z-GO dealers are already contacting known owners.
Consumer Contact: E-Z-GO toll-free at (855) 738-3711 between 8 a.m.
and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday; or online at www.ezgo.com and
click on Product Recall Information or at www.badboybuggies.com and
click on Recall Information at the bottom of the page for more
information.
Photos are available at
http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2014/E-Z-GO-Recalls-Golf-Shuttle-Off-Road-Utility-Vehicles.
Recall Details
Units: About 30,000
Description: This recall involves E-Z-GO, Cushman and Bad Boy Buggies
brand gas- and electric-powered, four-wheeled vehicles with bench
seats for the driver and passengers. Recalled E-Z-GO and Cushman
vehicles have serial numbers from 2823208 to 2850425 and from 3000001
to 3003187. Bad Boy Buggies vehicles have serial numbers from 8005089
to 8006013. The brand and model names are printed on the side and
front panels of the vehicles. Serial numbers are printed on a plate or
label inside the cab below the driver's seat.
The following vehicles are being recalled:
-- E-Z-GO TXT Fleet golf cars
-- E-Z-GO Freedom TXT, Shuttle 2+2 TXT and Valor personal golf cars
all with one bench seat and one rear-facing seat
-- E-Z-GO Express with two bench seats and one rear-facing seat,
-- E-Z-GOTerrain with a cargo bed
-- Cushman Shuttle vehicles
-- Bad Boy Buggies HD, LD, LTO, and LT Safari utility vehicles
Incidents/Injuries: The firm is aware of one incident reportedly
involving an insufficiently tightened steering wheel nut and reduced
steering control, in which the vehicle went over a curb and a
passenger received a chipped tooth.
Sold at: E-Z-GO, Cushman and Bad Boy Buggies dealers nationwide from
August 2012 through February 2013 for between $6,650 and $10,650.
Manufacturer: E-Z-GO Division of Textron Inc., of Augusta, Ga.
Manufactured in: United States
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting
the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with
the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's
jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer
product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion 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 40 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 news release and recall information at www.cpsc.gov, on
Twitter @USCPSC or by subscribing to CPSC's free e-mail newsletters.
Media Contact Please use the phone numbers below for all media
requests. Phone: (301) 504-7908 Spanish: (301) 504-7800
CPSC Consumer Information Hotline Contact us at this toll-free number
if you have questions about a recall: 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054)
Times: 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. ET; Messages can be left anytime Call to get
product safety and other agency information and to report unsafe
products.
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