What Year Is My Yamaha Golf Cart? - Complete Serial Number Lookup Guide

Yamaha golf cart serial number lookup is easier than you think - if you know where to look. While locations vary by model, most owners will spot their serial number plate/label under the driver's side seat (mounted on the frame rail), inside the glove compartment, or along the rear bumper frame. Specific locations are listed below.
The serial numbers typically appears on this same plate/label - which is useful to help identify your yamaha golf cart models and year. Always record your golf cart's serial number for future reference - this simple step will save you time and ensure perfect-fit parts when ordering Yamaha parts & accessories.
Yamaha Golf Cart Serial Number Location
Quick Identification Tip
The letter suffix on Yamaha model name reveals its power source:
"A" ➡ Gas-powered (e.g., G1A)
"E" ➡ Electric (e.g., G1E)
Location 1: a metal plate under the driver's side(left) rear bumper edge
- G1A Model ( J10, J31)
- G1E Model (J14, J22, J26, J36)
- G2A Model (J38)
- G2E Model (J41)


Location 2: a metal plate riveted at the front of the motor compartment (under the seat)
- G2A Model (J55)
- G2E Model (J56)
- G9A Model (JG5)
- G9E Model (J56, JG6, JH7)




Location 3:on the passenger side frame between the rear bumper and tire
- G3A Model (J42)
- G3E Model (J46)

Location 4:on the frame underneath the front bumper area
- G2E Model (J56)
- G5A Model (J50)
- G5E Model (J51)

Location 5: a metal plate in the front right corner of the engine compartment (under the passenger side seat)
- G8A Model (JF2)
- G8E Model (JF3)


Location 6: underneath the passenger seat towards the rear of the golf cart
- G11A Model (JJ3)

Location 7: underneath the drivers side seat towards the front of the car (in front of the leftmost battery)
- G14A Model (JN3)
- G14E Model (JN4)
- G16A Model (JN6)
- G16E Model (JN8)

Location 8: inside the drivers side glove compartment
- G16A/ Ultimate Gas Model (JN6)
- G16E/ Ultimate 36V Electric Model (JN8)
- G19E/ Ultimate 48V Electric Model (JR1)
- G20A Model (JR8)
- G21A Model (JR6)
- G22A/ G-Max 4-Stroke Model (JU0)
- G22E/ G-Max 48V Model (JU2)
- U-Max Light Duty Gas Model (JU5)
- U-Max Light Duty Electric Model (JU6)
- U-Max Medium Duty Ⅰ Gas Model (JU7)
- U-Max Medium Duty Ⅰ Electric Model (JU8)
- U-Max Medium Duty Ⅱ Gas Model (JU9)

Location 9:on the passenger side near the seat
- G29A/ YDR Gas/ The Drive Gas Model (JW1)
- G29E/ YDR Electric/ The Drive Electric 2007-2010 Model (JW2)
- G29A PTV/ The Drive PTV/ YDR PTV Gas Model (JC0)
- YTF1/ Adventure One Gas Model (JW6)
- YTF2/ Adventurer Two Gas Model (JW7)

Location 10:underneath the seat towards the rear of the golf cart
- G29E/ YDR Electric/ The Drive Electric 2011-Up Model (JW9)
- G29E PTV/ The Drive PTV/ YDR PTV Electric 2011-Up Model (JC2)
- Adventure One Electric Model (JC1)

Decoding Yamaha Golf Cart Models By Year
Now that you've got your cart serial number, here's where things get real: Yamaha's coding system doesn't exactly spell out your model year in plain digital. But no sweat we've listed the serial numbers and yamaha golf cart models by year with a simple reference table. Just match your serial number digits to the chart below, and you'll be able to confirm your yamaha golf cart models and year.
Yamaha G1 - yamaha golf cart serial number lookup
G1 - Gas G1 - Electric
J10-000101 ➡ 1979 G1A J14-000101 ➡ 1980 G1E
J10-007705 ➡ 1980 G1A1 J14-100101 ➡ 1981 G1E2
J10-030101 ➡ 1981 G1A2 J22-000101 ➡ 1982 G1E3
J17-000101 ➡ 1982 G1A3 J26-000101 ➡ 1983 G1EM3
J24-000101 ➡ 1983 G1AM3 J36-000101 ➡ 1984 G1EM4
J31-000101 ➡ 1984 G1AM4 J36-010101 ➡ 1985 G1EM5
J31-100101 ➡ 1985 G1AM5 J36-011212 ➡ 1986 G1EM
J31-140101 ➡ 1986 G1AM5
J31-159082 ➡ 1989 G1AMD
Yamaha G2 - yamaha golf cart serial number lookup
G2 - Gas G2 - Electric
J38-000101 ➡ 1985 G2A5 J41-000101 ➡ 1985 G2E5
J38-007101 ➡ 1986 G2A J41-016101 ➡ 1986 G2E
J38-066101 ➡ 1986 G2A J41-030101 ➡ 1987 G2EB
J38-020101 ➡ 1987 G2AB J41-053101 ➡ 1988 G2EB
J38-071101 ➡ 1988 G2AB JE2-000101 ➡ 198 G2EC
JA2-000001 ➡ 1988 G2AC J56-000101 ➡ 1989 G2ED
J55-000101 ➡ 1989 G2AD
J55-100120 ➡ 1990 G2AF J56-100101 ➡ 1990 G2EF
J55-200101 ➡ 1991 G2AG J56-200101 ➡ 1991 G2EG
Yamaha G3 - yamaha golf cart serial number lookup
G3 - Gas G3 - Electric
J42-000101 ➡ 1986 G3A J46-000101 ➡ 1987 G3E
Yamaha G5 - yamaha golf cart serial number lookup
G5 - Gas G5 - Electric
J50-000101 ➡ 1990 G5AF J51-000101 ➡ 1990 G5EF
J50-100101 ➡ 1991 G5AG J51-100101 ➡ 1991 G5EG
J50-200103 ➡ 1992 G5AH J51-200101 ➡ 1992 G5EH
J50-300101 ➡ 1993 G5AJ
J50-400101 ➡ 1994 G5AK
J50-500101 ➡ 1995 G5AM
Yamaha G8 - yamaha golf cart serial number lookup
G8 - Gas G8 - Electric
JF2-000007 ➡ 1990 G8AF JF3-000005 ➡ 1990 G8EF
JF2-100101 ➡ 1991 G8AG JF3-100101 ➡ 1991 G8EG
JF2-200101 ➡ 1992 G8AH JF3-200101 ➡ 1992 G8EH
JF2-300101 ➡ 1993 G8AJ JF3-300101 ➡ 1993 G9EJ
JF2-400101 ➡ 1994 G8AK JF3-400101 ➡ 1994 G9EK
JF3-401801 ➡ 1994 G9EKP
Yamaha G9 - yamaha golf cart serial number lookup
G9 - Gas G9 - Electric
JG5-000101 ➡ 1991 G9AG JG6-000001 ➡ 1991 G9EG
JG5-100101 ➡ 1992 G9AH JG6-100101 ➡ 1992 G9EH1
JG5-200103 ➡ 1993 G9AJ JH7-000125 ➡ 1992 G9EH2
JG5-300101 ➡ 1994 G9AK JH7-100101 ➡ 1993 G9EJ
JH7-200149 ➡ 1994 G9EJ
JH7-201801 ➡ 1994 G9EK/KP
JG5-400101 ➡ 1995 G9AM JH7-300101 ➡ 1995 G9EM
Yamaha G11 - yamaha golf cart serial number lookup
G11 - Gas
JJ3-000101 ➡ 1993 G11AJ
JJ3-100101 ➡ 1994 G11AK
JJ3-200101 ➡ 1996 G11AP
JR3-000101 ➡ 1997 G11AR
JR3-100101 ➡ 1998 G11AS
JR3-200101 ➡ 1999 G11AT
JR3-300101 ➡ 2000 G11AU
JR3-400101 ➡ 2001 G11AW
Yamaha G14 - yamaha golf cart serial number lookup
G14 - Gas G14 - Electric
JN3-100101 ➡ 1995 G14AM JN4-100101 ➡ 1995 G14EM
JN3-200101 ➡ 1996 G14AP JN4-200101 ➡ 1996 G14EP
Yamaha G16 - yamaha golf cart serial number lookup
G16 - Gas G16 - Electric
JN6-000101 ➡ 1996 G16AP JN8-000101 ➡ 1996 G16EP
JN6-100101 ➡ 1997 G16AR JN8-100101 ➡ 1997 G16ER
JN6-200101 ➡ 1998 G16AS JN8-200101 ➡ 1998 G16ES
JN6-300101 ➡ 1999 G16AT JN8-300101 ➡ 1999 G16ET
JN6-400101 ➡ 2000 G16AU JN8-400101 ➡ 2000 G16EU
JN6-500101 ➡ 2001 G16AW
JN6-600101 ➡ 2002 G16AX
Yamaha G19 - yamaha golf cart serial number lookup
G19 - Electric
JR1-000101 ➡ 1996 G19EP
JR1-100101 ➡ 1997 G19ER
JR1-200101 ➡ 1998 G19ES
JR1-300101 ➡ 1999 G19ET
JR1-400101 ➡ 2000 G19EU
JR1-500101 ➡ 2001 G19EW
JR1-600101 ➡ 2002 G19EX
Yamaha G20 - yamaha golf cart serial number lookup
G20 - Gas
JR8-000101 ➡ 2000 G20AU
JR8-100101 ➡ 2001 G20AW
JR8-200101 ➡ 2002 G20AX
Yamaha G21 - yamaha golf cart serial number lookup
G21 - Gas
JR6-000101 ➡ 2001 G21AW
JR6-100101 ➡ 2002 G21AX
JR6-200101 ➡ 2003 G21AY
JR6-300101 ➡ 2004 G21AZ
Yamaha G22/ G-Max - yamaha golf cart serial number lookup
G22 - Gas (G-MAX) G22 - Electric (G-MAX)
JU0-000101 ➡ 2003 G22AY JU2-000101 ➡ 2003 G22EY
JU0-100101 ➡ 2004 G22AZ JU2-100101 ➡ 2004 G22EZ
JU0-200101 ➡ 2005 G22AA JU2-200101 ➡ 2005 G22EA
JU0-209201 ➡ 2005 G22AB JU2-205701 ➡ 2005 G22EB
JU0-300101 ➡ 2006 G22AC JU2-300101 ➡ 2006 G22EC
JU0-310101 ➡ 2006 G22AD JU2-306201 ➡ 2006 G22ED
JU0-400101 ➡ 2007 G22AE JU2-400101 ➡ 2007 G22EE
Yamaha G23 - yamaha golf cart serial number lookup
G23 - Gas G23 - Electric
JU5-000101 ➡ 2004 G23AZ JU6-000101 ➡ 2004 G23EZ
JU5-000401 ➡ 2005 G23AA JU6-000301 ➡ 2005 G23EA
JU5-300101 ➡ 2006 G23AB JU6-300101 ➡ 2006 G23EC
JU5-400101 ➡ 2007 G23AE JU6-400102 ➡ 2007 G23EC
JU5-500101 ➡ 2008 G23AF JU6-500101 ➡ 2008 G23EF
JU5-600101 ➡ 2009 G23AG JU6-600101 ➡ 2009 G23EG
JU6-700101 ➡ 2010 G23EH
Yamaha G27 - yamaha golf cart serial number lookup
G27 - Gas G27 - Electric
JU7-000101 ➡ 2004 G27AZ JU8-000101 ➡ 2004 G27EZ
JU7-000501 ➡ 2005 G27AA JU8-000301 ➡ 2005 G27EA
JU7-300101 ➡ 2006 G27AB JU8-000301 ➡ 2006 G27EC
JU7-400101 ➡ 2007 G27AE JU8-400101 ➡ 2007 G27EE
JU7-500101 ➡ 2008 G27AF JU8-500101 ➡ 2008 G27EF
Yamaha G28 - yamaha golf cart serial number lookup
G28 - Gas
JU9-000101 ➡ 2004 G28AZ
JU9-100301 ➡ 2005 G28AA
JU9-300101 ➡ 2006 G28AC
JU9-400101 ➡ 2007 G28AE
JU9-500101 ➡ 2008 G28AF
JU9-600101 ➡ 2009 G28AG
Yamaha YDR/ G29/ Drive - yamaha golf cart serial number lookup
YDRA/ G29/ Drive - Gas YDRE/ G29/ Drive - Electric
JW1-000101 ➡ 2007 YDRAE JW2-000101 ➡ 2007 YDREE
JW1-100101 ➡ 2008 YDRAF JW2-100101 ➡ 2008 YDREF
JW1-200101 ➡ 2009 YDRAG JW2-200101 ➡ 2009 YDREG
JW1-300101 ➡ 2010 YDRAH JW2-300101 ➡ 2010 YDREH
JW8-000101 ➡ 2011 YDRAJ JW9-000101 ➡ 2011 YDREJ
JW8-100101 ➡ 2012 YDRAK JW9-100101 ➡ 2012 YDREK
JW8-200101 ➡ 2012.5 YDRAKX2 JW9-200101 ➡ 2012.5 YDREKX2
JW8-300101 ➡ 2013 YDRAL JW9-300101 ➡ 2013 YDREL
JW8-400101 ➡ 2014 YDRAM JW9-400101 ➡ 2014 YDREM
JW8-500101 ➡ 2015 YDRAN JW9-500101 ➡ 2015 YDREN
Yamaha YDR PTV/ G29 PTV/ Drive PTV - yamaha golf cart serial number lookup
YDRA PTV/ G29 PTV/ Drive PTV - Gas YDRE PTV/ G29 PTV/ Drive PTV - Electric
JC0-000101 ➡ 2010 YDRAHPT JC1-000101 ➡ 2010 YDREHPT
JC0-100101 ➡ 2011 YDRAJPT JC1-100101 ➡ 2011 YDREJPT
JC0-200101 ➡ 2012 YDRAKPT JC1-200101 ➡ 2012 YDREKPT
JC0-300101 ➡ 2012.5 YDRAKPTX2 JC1-300101 ➡ 2012.5 YDREKPTX2
JC0-400101 ➡ 2013 YDRALPT JC1-400101 ➡ 2013 YDRELPT
JC0-500101 ➡ 2014 YDRAMPT JC1-500101 ➡ 2014 YDREMPT
JC0-600101 ➡ 2015 YDRANPT JC1-600101 ➡ 2015 YDRENPT
Yamaha YDRA EFI/ G29 EFI Gas/ Drive EFI Gas - yamaha golf cart serial number lookup
JC2-000101 ➡ 2013 YDRALFI
JC2-100101 ➡ 2014 YDRAMFI
JC2-200101 ➡ 2015 YDRANFI
Yamaha YTF/ Adventure Gas - yamaha golf cart serial number lookup
YTF1/ Adventure One - Gas YTF2/ Adventurer Two - Gas
JW6-000101 ➡ 2009 YT1AG JW7-000101 ➡ 2010 YT2AH
JW6-100101 ➡ 2010 YT1AH JW7-100101 ➡ 2011 YT2AJ
JW6-200101 ➡ 2011 YT1AJ JW7-200101 ➡ 2012 YT2AK
JW6-300101 ➡ 2012 YT1AK JW7-300101 ➡ 2012.5 YT2ALX2
JW6-400101 ➡ 2012.5 YT1AKX2 JW7-400101 ➡ 2013 YT2AL
JW6-500101 ➡ 2013 YT1AL JW7-500101 ➡ 2014 YT2AM
JW6-600101 ➡ 2014 YT1AM JW7-600101 ➡ 2015 YT2AN
JW6-700101 ➡ 2015 YT1AN JW3-000101 ➡ 2015 YTF2EAC
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