{"id":250,"date":"2018-07-25T12:19:51","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T16:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/golfcartgo.com\/?p=250"},"modified":"2022-09-09T23:44:19","modified_gmt":"2022-09-10T03:44:19","slug":"how-to-find-your-golf-carts-model-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/golfcartgo.com\/how-to-find-your-golf-carts-model-year\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Find Your Golf Cart\u2019s Model Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
If you\u2019re looking to buy parts for your Club Car, Yamaha, or E-Z-GO golf cart, you\u2019ll need to know the make, model, and, of course, the year. The make and model are usually pretty easy to find out, but the year is a little harder. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n As a bonus, if you can\u2019t find the model name printed on the side of the golf cart, your journey of finding the year of manufacture will generally tell you the model name, too. If you’re looking to buy a used golf cart<\/a>, it helps to know the year as well.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n To find out the year and model of your E-Z-GO, Yamaha, or Club Car golf cart, you need to know where to look for the manufacturer code, what parts of the manufacturer code you need, and how to decode those characters into meaningful information.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n This article will walk you through the process of finding out your golf cart\u2019s model year. The only sure fire way to do it is to check the manufacturer code, but it changes a little bit depending on whether you have a Yamaha, E-Z-GO, or Club Car golf cart. After finding the manufacturer code, just compare it to a chart, and you\u2019re golden! <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n For E-Z-GO and Club Car golf carts, the decoding or comparing process is very simple and intuitive. The year code just directly correlates with the year of manufacture, and you can usually get the model name from the code or code placement as well. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n For Yamaha golf carts, it isn\u2019t quite as easy, so the process for Yamaha golf carts is at the bottom. I supplied a chart for your convenience, just use the ctrl+f search function and you should find your Yamaha golf cart\u2019s year of manufacture and model name with ease.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n The interesting thing about E-Z-GO is that just finding the manufacturer code will tell you the model of the golf cart, and the year of manufacture is really easy to decode from the manufacture code. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n There are three possible places to find the code, but one of them is rather unlikely unless your E-Z-GO golf cart is from the 70s. If your golf cart was made anytime in the last few decades, you\u2019ll find it in one of only two places:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n If your E-Z-GO golf cart was made in the age of disco and bell bottom jeans however, you may find it under the driver side seat on the frame for all models 1965-1975<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n If your E-Z-GO golf cart was made after 1979, then the year code is the last two digits of the code, but 76-78 used the first two digits of the code. Take these two digits, add 19- or 20- to the beginning, and you have your model year. If the last two digits are 02, then you have a 2002 golf cart, and so on. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Club Car is nearly the same as E-Z-GO, but with a slightly different method of decoding the manufacturer code. The sticker placement is roughly similar, too. Also like the E-Z-GO, Club Car completely changed things in the disco era. In 1980, they drastically changed their manufacturer code system, so if your golf cart is older than 1980, you may have to a little more work.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n The code is most likely in the first two places listed, and if it isn\u2019t then things get a little more difficult. To be fair, it may be difficult finding any parts for a golf cart built before Reagan was president. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Once you find it, the next step is pretty simple. You\u2019ll need the first few characters in the code, either 1 or 2 letters, and then the first 2 numbers of the code. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n The 1 or 2 letters will tell you what model you have, to find out, compare to this chart!<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n The first 2 numbers are your year code. Like the E-Z-GO, they correlate directly with the year of manufacture. If your Club Car golf cart\u2019s manufacturer code begins with A03, you have a 2003 DS Electric Club Car golf cart. Pretty simple right?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Of course, Yamaha wasn\u2019t really a part of that sort of standardization of manufacturer codes. They follow closer to the Japanese model of manufacture code, which uses letter for almost everything. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n This can get a little annoying, but it\u2019s really just because it\u2019s harder to remember. The process is still basically the same, but it\u2019s just a little harder to decode. This article will provide you a chart to help in that.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Not only is the code going to be completely different from the other two, but it will most likely be in a different place. Not that any of the places are hard to find or access, but it just goes to show how different Yamaha is. I think that\u2019s a good thing, though. The sticker will be in one of three places.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n Now that you have your code, things get <\/span>real <\/span><\/i>interesting. You\u2019ll need the first 4 characters of the manufacturer code to determine the year and model of your Yamaha golf cart. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n This process is a bit harder than with the other two brands. Like I said, I\u2019m gonna provide a chart. It isn\u2019t really worth memorizing unless you\u2019re a professional mechanic, but if you\u2019re just trying to service your own golf cart, once you figure out your year and model, you can write it down and forget this chart ever existed. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n This <\/span>data<\/span><\/a> can be <\/span>found<\/span><\/a> pretty much <\/span>everywhere<\/span><\/a>, but for your convenience, I put it here, too. Just ctrl+f the first four characters of the code, and you should find your year and model quickly and with ease. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\nFinding the model year on your E-Z-GO golf cart<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Finding the manufacturer code<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Decode the manufacturer code!<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Finding the model year on your Club Car golf cart<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Finding the code!<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Decoding those characters!<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Finding the model year on your Yamaha golf cart<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Finding the code!<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Decode that code!<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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YDRE (The DRIVE)<\/b><\/td><\/tr> Beginning Serial Number<\/b><\/td> Model Name<\/b><\/td> Model Year<\/b><\/td><\/tr> JW9-300101<\/span><\/td> YDREL<\/span><\/td> 2013<\/span><\/td><\/tr> JW9-200101<\/span><\/td> YDREK<\/span><\/td> 2012.5<\/span><\/td><\/tr> JW9-100101<\/span><\/td> YDREK<\/span><\/td> 2012<\/span><\/td><\/tr> JW9-000101<\/span><\/td> YDREJ<\/span><\/td> 2011<\/span><\/td><\/tr> JW2-300101<\/span><\/td> YDREH<\/span><\/td> 2010<\/span><\/td><\/tr> JW2-200101<\/span><\/td> YDREG<\/span><\/td> 2009<\/span><\/td><\/tr> JW2-100101<\/span><\/td> YDREF<\/span><\/td> 2008<\/span><\/td><\/tr> JW2-000101<\/span><\/td> YDREE<\/span><\/td> 2007<\/span><\/td><\/tr> YDREPT (The DRIVE PTV)<\/b><\/td><\/tr> Beginning Serial Number<\/b><\/td> Model Name<\/b><\/td> Model Year<\/b><\/td><\/tr> JC1-400101<\/span><\/td> YDRELPT<\/span><\/td> 2013<\/span><\/td><\/tr> JC1-300101<\/span><\/td> YDREKPT<\/span><\/td> 2012.5<\/span><\/td><\/tr> JC1-200101<\/span><\/td> YDREKPT<\/span><\/td> 2012<\/span><\/td><\/tr> JC1-100101<\/span><\/td> YDREJPT<\/span><\/td> 2011<\/span><\/td><\/tr> JC1-000101<\/span><\/td> YDREHPT<\/span><\/td> 2010<\/span><\/td><\/tr> G27E (U-MAX Light Duty)<\/b><\/td><\/tr> Beginning Serial Number<\/b><\/td> Model Name<\/b><\/td> Model Year<\/b><\/td><\/tr> JU8-500101<\/span><\/td> G27EF<\/span><\/td> 2008<\/span><\/td><\/tr> JU8-400101<\/span><\/td> G27EE<\/span><\/td> 2007<\/span><\/td><\/tr> JU8-300101<\/span><\/td> G27EC<\/span><\/td> 2006<\/span><\/td><\/tr> JU8-000301<\/span><\/td> G27EA<\/span><\/td> 2005<\/span><\/td><\/tr> JU8-000101<\/span><\/td> G27EZ<\/span><\/td> 2004<\/span><\/td><\/tr> G23E (U-MAX Medium Duty I)<\/b><\/td><\/tr> Beginning Serial Number<\/b><\/td> Model Name<\/b><\/td> Model Year<\/b><\/td><\/tr> JU6-700101<\/span><\/td> G23EH<\/span><\/td> 2010<\/span><\/td><\/tr> JU6-600101<\/span><\/td> G23EG<\/span><\/td> 2009<\/span><\/td><\/tr> JU6-500101<\/span><\/td> G23EF<\/span><\/td> 2008<\/span><\/td><\/tr> JU6-400101<\/span><\/td> G23EC<\/span><\/td> 2007<\/span><\/td><\/tr> JU6-300101<\/span><\/td> G23EC<\/span><\/td> 2006<\/span><\/td><\/tr> JU6-000301<\/span><\/td> G23EA<\/span><\/td> 2005<\/span><\/td><\/tr> JU6-000101<\/span><\/td> G23EZ<\/span><\/td> 2004<\/span><\/td><\/tr> G22E (G-MAX)<\/b><\/td><\/tr> Beginning Serial Number<\/b><\/td> Model Name<\/b><\/td> Model Year<\/b><\/td><\/tr> JU2-400101<\/span><\/td> G22EE<\/span><\/td> 2007<\/span><\/td><\/tr> JU2-306201<\/span><\/td> G22ED<\/span><\/td> 2006<\/span><\/td><\/tr>