EXCALIBUR ROADSTER 2022: SERVICE BRAKES
| Make : EXCALIBUR | Model : ROADSTER | Year : 2022 |
| Build Dates : 0000-00-00 - 0000-00-00 | ||
| NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 22V175000 | ||
| Date Owner's Notified: 2022-05-27 | Date Received by ODI: 2022-03-23 | Date Added to Database: 2022-03-24 |
| Manufacturers Involved: Arcimoto Inc | ||
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| Component: SERVICE BRAKES | ||
| Potential Number Of Units Affected : 541 | ||
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Summary:
Arcimoto Inc "Arcimoto" is recalling certain 2020-2022 Deliverator, 2019-2022 FUV, 2021-2022 Rapid Responder, and 2020-2022 Roadster motorcycles. The brake pressure switch may corrode after exposure to salt and chemicals found in de-icers, causing the brake lights to illuminate constantly. |
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Consequence:
Brake lights that remain illuminated can cause confusion to other drivers and increase the risk of a crash. |
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Remedy:
Owners will be notified by mail and instructed to contact Arcimoto to schedule a service appointment to have the brake pressure switch inspected and dielectric grease added to the connection to prevent the brake lights from remaining on. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 27, 2022. Owners may contact Arcimoto customer service at 1-541-683-6293. |
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| Report Initiator: MFR | V Report | |
| Regulation Part Number: | Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: 122 | |
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Notes:
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 'TTY 1-800-424-9153', or go to www.nhtsa.gov. Please be reminded of the following requirements:You are required to submit a draft owner notification letter to this office no less than five days prior to mailing it to the customers.Also, copies of all notices, bulletins, dealer notifications, and other communications that relate to this recall, including a copy of the final owner notification letter and any subsequent owner follow-up notification letter's', are required to be submitted to this office no later than 5 days after they are originally sent 'if they are sent to more than one manufacturer, distributor, dealer, or purchaser/owner'.Please be reminded that under 49 U.S.C. ' 30112'a''3', it is illegal for a manufacturer, to sell, offer for sale, import, or introduce or deliver into interstate commerce, a motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment that contains a safety defect once the manufacturer has notified NHTSA about that safety defect.This prohibition does not apply once the motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment has been remedied according to the manufacturer's instructions.As stated in Part 573.7, submission of the first of eight consecutive quarterly status reports is required within one month after the close of the calendar quarter in which notification to purchasers occurs.Therefore, the first quarterly report will be due on, or before, 30 days after the close of the calendar quarter. |
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