Funny I went to Everglades a couple weeks ago.

Line was huge

Got to the first station and guy looked at my pedal ,"standing n side of cart" and said "yours doesn't need it you ok to go home"

Mines a 2023

Not sure what he saw as the spring does not look visible from where he was standing

Today's wait for Yamah spring recall
 

Got there a 7 this morning and I took 2hrs & 15 minutes . When I left at 9:15 the line was twice as long as it was at 7am.

I noticed them looking at the pedals on the carts in line the day I was there.

The new assembly uses brackets and bolts at the ends rather than a bend in the spring itself. It's pretty easy to see the end of the bolt and the heavier spring through the hole in the floor board.

Nope - it was definitely the accelerator spring. Accelerator pedal went to the floor with no return. I installed it myself. It was the big spring in the picture Topspinmo posted.

After hearing about the long wait times at LSL we went to Brownwood this am arriving around 6:15am. Four lanes with about 8-9 carts in each lane. Very organized. Started working on carts at 6:30am, we were done at 6:50am and on the way to breakfast. Line of carts coming in was very long.

Finally! Someone answered the question. Thanks.

The technicians conducting the change are not employees of the Villages Golf Cart shop, they work directly for Yamaha.

Did you happen to get a part # of the assembly? Or a photo?

Didn't think to do that. At the event I attended there was a table full of the assemblies with several of them open. Anyone could walk over to the table and take a picture.

In the pictures above you can see the current spring is a single coil which has a loop at each end to attach it. The new assembly consists of two springs, one inside the other, made of heavier material, and with a bracket and bolt at each end rather than a loop.

Sure would be nice if someone could get a photo of the part and part #.

https://www.talkofthevillages.com/fo...cons/icon1.gif

Can search it will come up, guess I don’t know to copy old post link?

Here old recall in 2018, the same, accelerator spring.

I read 2016 to present. They were looking at them on arrival at the Everglades location and telling people whether it needed replaced. After sitting in line, when I got to the repair station the Yamaha tech said that only a small percentage have failed, but TV decided to replace them all because if it happens, it stays in the full throttle position.

Bill14564....that would be 10 carts per hour, NOT 50!

60 min/hour / 5 min/cart/technician -> 12 cart/hour/technician * 4 technician -> 48 cart/hour ~ 50 carts/hour

The Yamaha recall notice says NOT TO DRIVE CART UNTIL IT IS REPLACED. Having said that, hasn’t broke yet, 2000 miles in 4 months. Going to see if I can get a spring handed to me, swap out myself. But I don’t think the dealer will do that, liability and all. In which case, it will wait til my 2500 mile service. If then…

I have a 2024, and received the letter…

My want to double check by serial number. Mine is a 2024 and I received the recall letter. I don’t believe this to be a hurry and fix deal. The springs may have a slight crease in them from a bad production run. The creased area may eventually fail. Only takes a quick second to pull any floor may and the floor board to take a peak.

village Discount Golf - no notices
 

If you bought a cart form Village Discount Golf they won't notify you of recalls. Their emphasis is on "discount"

Does the letter you received have a table of affected models by year and serial number like the link in post #5 does?

Just wonder if it's limited to the 2023 year mentioned in the recall on the Yamaha motors CPSC recall page, the 2016-2022 years as noted in the link on post #5, or almost any year seeing as you received a letter for your 2024.

Here is the latest version of The Villages Golf Cart notification.
Recall letter

Still would appreciate someone getting a photo of the part and a photo showing the part #.

Spanish Springs No pun intended
 

Lines just as long at Spanish Springs?

The letter from the Villages Golf Cars says models through 2022, but the serial number list attached to it has 2023 serial's as included in the recall. No mention of 2024.

Hard to figure out just which carts are affected.

Part number
 

j0g-f7120-09-00

Is this just a spring or some sort of assembly? Can't find an image of it online.

Look into the hole in the floorboard at the spring that attaches to the accelerator. If it is attached with a bolt and nut then the cart is *probably* not affected while if the spring has a loop that goes through a hole in the pedal then it *might* be affected.

I got both of my carts through this morning (March 26) at Brownwood. Showed up at 0640 for my first cart and was done around 8am. Went home and got my wife's cart and returned just before 9am. Was complete by 1100. Not fun, but at least it's done. Very organized.

R U available for hire???

Spring, Spring, Spring.

Post #60 has a link to a letter. The letter has a list of seven upcoming recall events. At each of the events there will be hundreds of kits being installed. Show up to any of them and you will be able to see the kit, the part number, and the installation process.

My golf cart gas pedal attachment looks similar to Topspinmo’s - is it the large spring that needs to be replaced? Replaced with what?

The recalled accelerator return spring has a loop on both ends that slips through small holes. Over time and use the loops can develop a grove that gets bigger over time and can eventually snap. If that happens, the accelerator pedal can get stuck down causing a potentially dangerous situation. The new spring is more heavy duty and is bolted into place rather than the previous attachment design. The fix is very easy/simple and appears to be designed to withstand a lifetime of use.

My 2022 QT has 5,200 miles and the old spring that was replaced was just starting to develop a very small grove that wasn’t an issue yet, but might have become a problem over many many more miles.

Ha! I did my time 😉

At last it's spring time in The Villages.

Got to Everglades at 6am today, I was 6th in line. They started early and I was gone at 7:10. The line was already at the maximum capacity sign.

Wonder what doing with old springs? I could use couple extra? :highfive: For those that still driving be aware ready to cut ignition off then brake. Other wise the engine will pull pulling cart full throttle making it very hard to brake. :thumbup:

Excellent advice, thank you.

I have a list of dates and times and where to bring golf cart for the repair. Does anyone know if they have scheduled any more dates beyond the last one on the list which is April 4? Thanks!

Photo
 

This makes it very clear.

I went through all my emails from January this year including trash and junk, and neither The Villages Golf Cars, who put my 22 QT cart together or Yamaha, had sent me a recall notice. I do need a replacement but the ONLY way I found out was at the TOTV forum.

Thanks for that. At least I now know that it isn't the same fix as with the 2018 accelerator spring recall which I also didn't know about until I saw the recall here and started searching.