Yamaha Golf Cart Models by Year
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Yamaha G1
Yamaha G1 Golf Cart began production in 1979. The serial number is located near the drivers side rear tire underneath the golf cart.
G1 – GAS
- J10-000101 = 1979
- J10-007705 = 1980
- J10-030101 = 1981
- J17-000101 = 1982
- J24-000101 = 1983
- J31-000101 = 1984
- J31-100101 = 1985
- J31-140101 = 1986
G1 – ELECTRIC
- J14-000101 = 1980
- J14-100101 = 1981
- J22-000101 = 1982
- J26-000101 = 1983
- J36-000101 = 1984
- J36-010101 = 1985
- J36-011212 = 1986
- J31-159082 = 1989
Yamaha G2
Yamaha G2 began production in 1985. The serial number is either under the seat towards the front of the golf cart, or under the front bumper on the frame of the golf cart.
G2 – GAS
- J38-000101 = 1985
- J38-007101 = 1986
- J38-020101 = 1987
- J38-071101 = 1988
- JA2-000001 = 1988
- J55-000101 = 1989
- J55-100120 = 1990
- J55-200101 = 1991
G2 – ELECTRIC
- J41-000101 = 1985
- J41-016101 = 1986
- J41-030101 = 1987
- J41-053101 = 1988
- JE2-000001 = 1988
- J56-000101 = 1989
- J56-100101 = 1990
- J56-200101 = 1991
Yamaha G3
The serial number on a Yamaha G3 Golf Cart is located near the passenger side rear tire underneath the golf cart.
G3 – GAS
- J42-000101 = 1986
G3 – ELECTRIC
- J46-000101 = 1987
Yamaha G5
The Yamaha G5 Golf Cart was introduced in 1990. The serial number can be located underneath the front bumper area on the frame.
G5 – GAS
- J50-000101 = 1990
- J50-100101 = 1991
- J50-200103 = 1992
- J50-300101 = 1993
- J50-500101 = 1995
G5 – ELECTRIC
- J51-000101 = 1990
- J51-100101 = 1991
- J51-200101 = 1992
- J50-400101 = 1994
Yamaha G8
The Yamaha G8 Golf Cart serial number is located under the passenger side seat towards the front of the golf cart.
G8 – GAS
- JF2-000007 = 1990
- JF2-100101 = 1991
- JF2-200101 = 1992
- JF2-300101 = 1993
- JF2-400101 = 1994
- JF3-401801 = 1994
G8 – ELECTRIC
- JF3-000005 = 1990
- JF3-100101 = 1991
- JF3-200101 = 1992
- JF3-300101 = 1993
- JF3-400101 = 1994
- JF3-402000 = 1995
Yamaha G9
The Yamaha G9 serial number location is underneath the seat towards the front of the golf cart.
G9 – GAS
- JG5-000101 = 1991
- JG5-100101 = 1992
- JG5-200103 = 1993
- JG5-300101 = 1994
- JG5-400101 = 1995
- JH7-201801 = 1994
G9 – ELECTRIC
- JG6-000001 = 1991
- JG6-100101 = 1992
- JH7-000125 = 1992
- JH7-100101 = 1993
- JH7-200149 = 1994
- JH7-300101 = 1995
Yamaha G11
The Yamaha G11 Serial Number location is underneath the seat towards the rear of the golf cart.
G11 – GAS
- JJ3-000101 = 1993
- JJ3-200101 = 1996
- JR3-100101 = 1998
- JJ3-100101 = 1994
- JR3-000101 = 1997
- JR3-200101 = 1999
- JR3-300101 = 2000
Yamaha G14 & G16
The Yamaha G14 & G16 serial numbers are located underneath the drivers side seat towards the front of the golf cart. Some models may have the serial number located inside the drivers side glove compartment as well.
G14 – GAS
- JN3-100101 = 1995
- JN3-200101 = 1996
G16 – GAS
- JN6-000101 = 1996
- JN6-100101 = 1997
- JN6-200101 = 1998
- JN6-300101 = 1999
- JN6-400101 = 2000
G14 – ELECTRIC
- JN4-100101 = 1995
- JN4-200101 = 1996
G16 – ELECTRIC
- JN8-000101 = 1996
- JN8-100101 = 1997
- JN8-200101 = 1998
- JN8-300101 = 1999
- JN8-400101 = 2000
Yamaha G19
The Yamaha G19 serial number is located inside the drivers side glove compartment or under the rear bumper attached to the frame.
G20 – GAS
- JR8-000101 = 2000
- JR8-100101 = 2001
- JR8-200101 = 2002
G11 – GAS
- JR6-000101 = 2001
- JR6-100101 = 2002
- JR6-200101 = 2003
- JR6-300101 = 2004
G19 – ELECTRIC
- JR1-000101 = 1996
- JR1-100101 = 1997
- JR1-200101 = 1998
- JR1-300101 = 1999
- JR1-400101 = 2000
- JR1- 500101 = 2001
- JRI-600101 = 2002
Yamaha G22
The Yamaha G22 or better known as the G-MAX began production in 2003 and the serial number is located inside the drivers side glove compartment.
G22 – GAS (G-MAX)
- JU0-000101 = 2003
- JU0-100101 = 2004
- JU0-200101 = 2005
- JU0-209201 = 2005
- JU0-300101 = 2006
- JU0-310101 = 2006
- JU0-400101 = 2007
G22 – ELECTRIC
- JU2-000101 = 2003
- JU2-100101 = 2004
- JU2-200101 = 2005
- JU2-205701 = 2005
- JU2-300101 = 2006
- JU2-306201 = 2006
- JU2-400101 = 2007
Yamaha Drive
Its production began in 2007. Thier serial number is located on the passenger side near the seat from 2007-2010. In 2011 and up the serial number is located underneath the seat towards the rear of the golf cart.
YDR – GAS (DRIVE)
- JW1-000101 = 2007
- JW1-100101 = 2008
- JW1-200101 = 2009
- JW1-300101 = 2010
- JW8-000101 = 2011
- JW8-100101 = 2012
- JW8-200101 = 2012.5
- JW8-300101 = 2013
YDR – ELECTRIC
- JW2-000101 = 2007
- JW2-100101 = 2008
- JW2-200101 = 2009
- JW2-300101 = 2010
- JW9-000101 = 2011
- JW9-100101 = 2012
- JW9-200101 = 2012.5
- JW9-300101 = 2013
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