RECALL ALERT: Textron Specialized Vehicles Recalls Personal Transportation Vehicles (PTV) Due to Injury and Crash Hazards
October 20 2022 – Nelson Agredo
Textron of Augusta has issued a recall for several of its personal transportation vehicles and utility vehicles.
Name of Product: E-Z-GO RXV Personal Transportation Vehicles (PTV) Hazard: The PTV’s steering knuckles and A-arms can break during or after an impact and cause loss of steering control, posing crash and injury hazards. Remedy: Repair Recall Date: September 29, 2022 Recall Number: 22-779 Units: About 34,000
The recall involves PTV and Utility Vehicles, based on Textron Specialized Vehicles’ TXT chassis, manufactured between March 1, 2021 and June 10, 2021. Recalled vehicles include the E-Z-GO Express S2, S4, S6 and L6, the E-Z-GO Freedom TXT, Valor and the Tracker Off-Road OX 400. These vehicles are commonly referred to as golf carts or golf cars and are used to transport people and material loads. The vehicle’s serial number can be found below the driver’s seat. The serial number range for the recalled E-Z-GO vehicles is 3509365 to 3531888 and the serial number range for the recalled Tracker Off Road vehicles is 8025639 to 8026154.
Textron has received 335 reports of incidents of the steering knuckles and A-arms on the PTVs breaking, including one incident that resulted in two reports of abrasion injuries.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled vehicles. Textron Specialized Vehicles is contacting all purchasers directly to coordinate a free repair. Consumers can contact Textron Specialized Vehicles toll-free at 888-525-6040 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at jcook03@textron.com, or online at https://ezgo.txtsv.com and click on “Recall Information” or https://ezgo.txtsv.com/resources/recall-information for more information.
Learn more from Golf Car Options Magazine: https://golfcaroptions.com/recall-alert-textron-e-z-go-specialized-vehicles-recalls-personal-transportation-vehicles-ptv-due-to-injury-and-crash-hazards/?utm_source=sendinblue&utm_campaign=GCO_Mid_Month_Oct22A&utm_medium=email
Read the article directly from United States Consumer Product Safety Commissions HERE
