Club Car issued a recall for their line of mechanized vehicles including their golf carts, ground transportation carts, hospitality carts, and utility vehicles after breaking news concerning brake pedals breaking off resulting in accidents and severe injury.
A Club Car golf cart recall was announced on November 10, 2010 by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The recalls were announced when Club Car, LLC had been sent two accident reports detailing that the brake pedals used in their products were cracking and separating.
The details of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announcement states that when the brake pedals crack and separate, the Club Car vehicles lose braking ability. This Club Cart recall includes both gas and electric golf carts, hospitality carts and their other transport carts used for short-distance transportation.
The Club Car recall includes the following carts/vehicles made by Club Cart:
DS Electric Golf Car
DS Gas Golf Car,
Café Express,
Villager 4,
Villager 6,
Villager 6 Plus,
Villager 8,
Carryall 1,
Carryall Turf 1,
Carryall 2,
Carryall 2 Plus,
Carryall Turf 2,
Carryall Turf 2 Plus,
Carryall 6,
Carryall Turf 6,
Carryall 232,
Carryall 252,
Turf 252,
TransPorter 4,
TransPorter 6
XRT 800, 810, 850 and 900 models.
The U.S. CPSC recall announcement offers a list of the individual serial numbers that may be looked up to see if the vehicle in question falls in to the recall. The serial numbers are located above and to the right of the accelerator pedal.
The recalled vehicles were sold by authorized Club Car dealers from April 2010 through July 2010 for $6,000 to $17,000.
If you or a loved one was injured in a Club Cart accident as a result of these defective brake pedals, call The Nahon Firm, PLC for a free and confidential case analysis. You may be entitled to compensation for your injuries.
In recent years golf carts have become much more powerful and faster. Some golf carts manufactured today can reach top speeds of over 25 mph and have the power capacity to travel over 40 miles on one single battery charge. Over the past 5 years golf carts have becoming increasing more popular for use in transportation purposes at such as airports, sporting events, hospitals, airports, retirement communities, national parks, college campuses, airports and military bases. In a lot of apartment complexes, vacation properties and retirement communities, golf carts have become the primary means of transportation. Most golf carts are not subject to federal regulation, state and local regulations unlike most other motorized vehicles.
The number of golf cart related injuries have been significantly increasing each year. It is estimated that there were 5,772 cases in 1990 and then an estimated 13,411 cases in 2006, which is an increase of over 130%. The location of where the accident and injury was documented – the majority (70%) occurred at a sports or recreational facility. However, the most serious injuries occur on the street, often resulting in concussions, head injuries, broken arms, broken legs, broken collar bones and dislocations. These “off the golf course” accidents are more likely to require hospitalization.
Falling or jumping from a golf cart was the most common cause of injury for both adults and children (38.3%). However, children were at greater risk than adults for falls from a golf cart. Injuries caused by falls were more than twice as likely to result in injury to the head or neck, and more than six times more likely to result in concussion than injuries due to other causes.
According to investigator Lara B. McKenzie, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Center for Injury Research and Policy, Columbus, OH, “Because golf carts are not designed for the safe transportation of children, their use for transporting children should be strongly discouraged….In addition, private and public facilities that allow golf cart use can help prevent cart–related injuries by requiring driver’s licenses and safety/operations training, establishing safety policies and considering golf cart safety in the design of pathways and landscapes. Given the large increase in golf cart–related injuries over the study period, greater efforts are needed to prevent these injuries, especially among children.”
If you or a loved one was injured due to a golf car accident in Tennessee, you may be entitled to compensation from the manufacturer through a products liability claim or through the home owners policy of the negligent driver. In any case, you should consult with one of our Nashville personal injury attorneys to better understand how to recover medical expenses, pain and suffering and other damages. Call 615-324-2000 to speak with one of our attorneys today.
Nashville, Tennessee – Golf carts are extremely dangerous motorized vehicles. As golf carts are becoming more commonly used in settings off the golf course, the total number of injuries is sharply rising. According to an article in the July 2008 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, from 1990 until 2006, the injury rate resulting from golf cart accidents rose over 130 percent. From 1990 to 2006, there have been approximately 150,000 golf cart-related injuries were recorded in people as young as 2 months and as old as 96 years.
September 23, 2010 – Two people in two days were killed after being thrown from golf carts in separate incidents at Beech Bend Park. Edie Phillips, 47, of Portland, Tenn., died at 5:22 p.m. Tuesday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville and Henry D. Messer, 60, of Winchester, Ind., died at 11:21 p.m. Wednesday at The Medical Center. According to State Police, both victims were passengers on golf carts and were ejected, each receiving brain injury and head trauma resulting in their deaths. Phillips was a passenger on an E-Z Go golf cart and Messer was riding on a Harley-Davidson golf cart, according to the state police. Trooper Charles Swiney, KSP spokesman, said alcohol was a factor in both accidents and urged people operating and riding in golf carts at the park to do so responsibly.
Swiney said Phillips was sitting on the rear fender well of the golf cart and was thrown when the cart made a left turn. The cart had been modified so it sat higher off the ground than a standard golf cart, Swiney said. The accident involving Messer happened as the cart was traveling down a hill.
“(Messer) was standing up on the back and holding on to the roof as the cart was coming down the hill when the driver made a left turn,” Swiney said. “These were just two freaky accidents.”
Both accidents happened in the campground at Beech Bend, and the victims were thrown onto a paved area at the campground. Jones said he knew little about the accident involving Phillips, but was one of the first people at the scene after Messer was fatally injured. “I don’t know a whole lot, but apparently there were about three people standing on the back of this golf cart and he just lost his grip and fell backwards,” Jones said. Neither golf cart involved in the accidents belonged to the park, Jones said.
If you or a loved one was injured due to a golf car accident in Tennessee, you may be entitled to compensation from the manufacturer through a products liability claim or through the home owners policy of the negligent driver. In any case, you should consult with one of our Nashville personal injury attorneys to better understand how to recover medical expenses, pain and suffering and other damages. Call 615-324-2000 to speak with one of our attorneys today.
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