- Vehicles
- 6,763
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 7 March 2012
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- Bluepoint Battery Maintainer EEBM10
- Charge It Battery Maintainer 4410
- Charge It Battery Maintainer 4420
What the defect is
Clore automotive, INC (clore) is recalling certain charge it and bluepoint (snap-on) battery maintainers, part numbers 4410, 4420, and EEBM100. Mechanical damage to a capacitor could result in decreased resistance between the positive and negative leads which may lead to a short circuit.
What could happen
The heat generated by the short circuit could cause the plastic and /or output cables to melt, increasing the risk of a fire.
What gets fixed
CLORE WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE A SIMILAR REPLACEMENT PRODUCT FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 7, 2012.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA16 February 2012
- Owners notified7 March 2012
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 16 February 2012.
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 may contact clore at 1-800-328-2921.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- CLORE AUTOMOTIVE, 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
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administrations vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.
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.