Club Car Electrical System: Fuses and Circuit Breakers

Club Car is recalling about 3,552 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. The 12-VOLT relays subsequently fail due to overvoltage, rendering the brake lights inoperable.

Campaign
02V225000
Manufacturer
CLUB CAR, INC.
Reported
15 August 2002
Vehicles
3,552
Built between
Jun 2002 – Aug 2002
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
21 August 2002
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 2002 and August 2002. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2003 Club Car PathwayBuilt June 2002 to August 2002

What the defect is

Certain 2-PASSENGER, open body, vehicles fail to comply with requirements for federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 500, "low-speed vehicles." electrical relays rated for 12-VOLTS have been installed in place of relays rated for 48-VOLTS.

What could happen

The 12-VOLT relays subsequently fail due to overvoltage, rendering the brake lights inoperable. Inoperable brake lamps will increase the risk of a crash to the rear of the vehicle when operated in traffic conditions.

What gets fixed

CLUB CAR WILL PROVIDE FIELD TEAMS TO PERFORM THE INSPECTION AND REPLACE PARTS AS REQUIRED WITHOUT CHARGE TO THE OWNER OR END USER. OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING AUGUST 2002.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 2002 to August 2002
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA15 August 2002
  3. Owners notified21 August 2002

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 15 August 2002.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact club car at 1-800-258-2227, extension 3820.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
CLUB CAR, INC.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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