Wifiranger Equipment: Electrical

Wifiranger is recalling about 2,800 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. The overheating can increase the risk of a fire.

Campaign
19E034000
Manufacturer
Linora Corporation
Reported
20 May 2019
Vehicles
2,800
Built between
Sep 2016 – Mar 2018
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
1 May 2019
Repaired
99%
Unrepaired
32

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between September 2016 and March 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • Wifiranger DC Step UP ConverterBuilt September 2016 to March 2018

Repair progress

32 of 2,800 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2020.

99% repaired — 2,768 of 2,800 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Linora Corporation (Linora) is recalling certain WiFiRanger DC Step-Up power converters. These power supplies may overheat.

What could happen

The overheating can increase the risk of a fire.

What gets fixed

Linora has notified the manufacturers and distributors that purchased the product, and dealers for the affected vehicle manufacturers will replace the converter with a new unit, free of charge. The recall began May 20, 2019.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtSeptember 2016 to March 2018
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA20 May 2019
  3. Owners notified1 May 2019
  4. Latest repair reportQ3 2020 — 99% repaired

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 20 May 2019.

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 Linora Corporation customer service at 1-208-321-5544. Linora's Corporation number for this recall is TSB 04-2019-24VDC.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
TSB 04-2019-24VDC
Recalling manufacturer
Linora Corporation
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 Administration 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.

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