- Vehicles
- 35
- Built between
- May 2009 – Aug 2012
- Models
- 8
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 24 September 2012
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 2009 and August 2012. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- EVCA EV2000Built May 2009 to August 2012
- EVCA EV2101Built May 2009 to August 2012
- EVCA EV2102Built May 2009 to August 2012
- EVCA EV2103Built May 2009 to August 2012
- EVCA EV2104Built May 2009 to August 2012
- EVCA EV2201Built May 2009 to August 2012
- EVCA EV2202Built May 2009 to August 2012
- EVCA EV2203Built May 2009 to August 2012
What the defect is
EV-Charge America Ltd. (EVCA) is recalling certain electric vehicle charging stations produced from May 15, 2009, through August 15, 2012. Due to an improper relay, the electrical lead that connects to the vehicle may be energized even when the charging station is turned off.
What could happen
A user could suffer an electrical shock should they contact the electrical lead. This risk may exist even when the charging station is turned off.
What gets fixed
EV-Charge America will notify owners and the units can be returned for repair or an EVCA technician will repair the unit(s) onsite, free of charge. The recall began in September 2012.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 2009 to August 2012
- Recall reported to NHTSA10 September 2012
- Owners notified24 September 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 10 September 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 EVCA at 1-702-278-8005.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- EV-Charge America Ltd
- 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 Trafiic Safety Administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.