{"id":3984,"date":"2015-07-02T15:45:57","date_gmt":"2015-07-02T15:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/azureblog.smallvehicleresource.com\/?p=3984"},"modified":"2015-07-02T15:45:57","modified_gmt":"2015-07-02T15:45:57","slug":"e-z-go-recalls-gas-powered-golf-shuttle-and-utility-vehicles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/02\/e-z-go-recalls-gas-powered-golf-shuttle-and-utility-vehicles\/","title":{"rendered":"E-Z-GO Recalls Gas-Powered Golf, Shuttle and Utility Vehicles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>E-Z-GO has recalled approximately 8,000 vehicles covering a number of gas-powered golf cars, shuttle and utility vehicle models under the E-Z-GO and Cushman brands. The recall involves??E-Z-GO gas-powered TXT Fleet golf cars, E-Z-GO Freedom TXT, TXT2+2 and Valor golf cars, E-Z-GO Express, E-Z-GO Terrain and Cushman Shuttle vehicles with bench seats for the driver and passengers. The vehicle gas tanks can potentially leak and pose a fire hazard. Some of the models involved in the recall are pictured below:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3986\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/azureblog.smallvehicleresource.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Terrain_800.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3986\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3986\" alt=\"E-Z-GO Terrain\" src=\"http:\/\/azureblog.smallvehicleresource.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Terrain_800.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Terrain_800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Terrain_800-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Terrain_800-376x300.jpg 376w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3986\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">E-Z-GO Terrain<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3987\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/azureblog.smallvehicleresource.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Cushman-Shuttle-vehicle_800.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3987\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3987\" alt=\"Cushman Shuttle\" src=\"http:\/\/azureblog.smallvehicleresource.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Cushman-Shuttle-vehicle_800.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Cushman-Shuttle-vehicle_800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Cushman-Shuttle-vehicle_800-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Cushman-Shuttle-vehicle_800-406x300.jpg 406w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3987\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cushman Shuttle<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_3985\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/azureblog.smallvehicleresource.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/TXT_800.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3985\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3985\" alt=\"E-Z-GO TXT\" src=\"http:\/\/azureblog.smallvehicleresource.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/TXT_800.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/TXT_800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/TXT_800-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/TXT_800-367x300.jpg 367w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3985\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">E-Z-GO TXT<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The following are the details from the Consumer Safety Product Commission.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recall Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Name of product:<\/strong> ??Golf cars, shuttles and off-road utility vehicles<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hazard:<\/strong> ??The gas tank can leak, posing a fire hazard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remedy:<\/strong> ??Repair<\/p>\n<p><strong>Consumer Contact:<\/strong> ??E-Z-GO toll-free at (844) 725-7212 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or online at www.ezgo.com or www.cushman.com and click on Recall Information at the bottom of the page for more information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Units:<\/strong> ??About 8,200<\/p>\n<p><strong>Description<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This recall involves E-Z-GO gas-powered TXT Fleet golf cars, E-Z-GO Freedom TXT, TXT2+2 and Valor golf cars, E-Z-GO Express, E-Z-GO Terrain and Cushman Shuttle vehicles with bench seats for the driver and passengers. The E-Z-GO Terrain and the Cushman Shuttle have a cargo bed on the back. The recalled vehicles have date codes ranging from G2015 through L0515. E-Z-GO or Cushman and the model name are printed on the side and front panels of the vehicles. Date codes are printed on a plate or label inside the cab below the driver???s seat. The first letter of the date code identifies the month of production in sequence, with G corresponding to January and L to May. There is no letter I. The first two numbers in the date code identify the two-digit day of production and the final two numbers identify the two-digit year of production.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Incidents\/Injuries:<\/strong> ??None reported<\/p>\n<p><strong>Remedy:<\/strong> ??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 contacting known owners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sold at:<\/strong> ??E-Z-GO and Cushman dealers nationwide from January 2015 through May 2015 for between $5,300 and $12,100.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Manufacturer(s):<\/strong> ??E-Z-GO, a division of Textron Inc. and Textron Specialized Vehicles Inc., of Augusta, Ga.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Manufactured in:<\/strong> ??United States<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"E-Z-GO Recalls Gas-Powered Golf, Shuttle and Utility Vehicles\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cpsc.gov\/en\/Recalls\/2015\/E-Z-GO-Recalls-Gas-Powered-Golf-Shuttle-and-Utility-Vehicles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Learn more: ??CPSC.gov<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Comment:<\/strong>?? This is a larger recall than most. While a recall of two to four thousand vehicles is typical, this one is over eight thousand. Luckily there have been no reported incidents or injuries to date. Not sure how much a repair costs,??but anything over $100 per vehicle and this could cost E-Z-GO close to $1 million or more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>E-Z-GO has recalled approximately 8,000 vehicles covering a number of gas-powered golf cars, shuttle and utility vehicle models under the E-Z-GO and Cushman brands. The recall involves??E-Z-GO gas-powered TXT Fleet golf cars, E-Z-GO Freedom TXT, TXT2+2 and Valor golf cars, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/2015\/07\/02\/e-z-go-recalls-gas-powered-golf-shuttle-and-utility-vehicles\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,21,22,23,27],"tags":[297,303,320,1955,382,383,385,1952,1062,1298,1951,1953,1954],"class_list":["post-3984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-golf-car","category-regulation-policy","category-safety-2","category-sales-figures","category-utility-vehicles","tag-consumer-product-safety-commission","tag-cpsc","tag-cushman","tag-cushman-shuttle","tag-e-z-go","tag-e-z-go-express","tag-e-z-go-terrain","tag-freedom-txt","tag-recall","tag-textron","tag-txt-fleet-golf-car","tag-txt22","tag-valor"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3984"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3984"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3984\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3990,"href":"https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3984\/revisions\/3990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3984"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3984"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smallvehicleresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3984"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}