Alphasports Structure

Alphasports is recalling about 216 vehicles over a problem with the structure. Serious injury and a crash could occur without prior warning.

Campaign
04V324000
Manufacturer
POWERGROUP INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Reported
6 July 2004
Vehicles
216
Built between
Nov 2002 – Nov 2002
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
23 July 2004
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 2002 and November 2002. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2003 Alphasports Kaliber LSBuilt November 2002 to November 2002
  • 2003 Alphasports Kaliber RSBuilt November 2002 to November 2002

What the defect is

Certain scooters may have a defective engine mount that could separate without warning during normal use. The welded seam in the tubing may separate allowing the engine to shift out of normal operating position.

What could happen

Serious injury and a crash could occur without prior warning.

What gets fixed

DEALER WILL INSTALL A NEW ENGINE MOUNT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 23, 2004.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtNovember 2002 to November 2002
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA6 July 2004
  3. Owners notified23 July 2004

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 6 July 2004.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners should contact alphasports at 1-877-543-7288 ext. 225.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
SC-01-04
Recalling manufacturer
POWERGROUP INTERNATIONAL, LLC
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Alphasports recall no. SC-01-04.CUSTOMERS can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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