Arcimoto Equipment

Arcimoto is recalling about 310 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. Loss of traction power can make the vehicle more difficult to control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
21E088000
Manufacturer
Tilting Motor Works
Reported
12 October 2021
Vehicles
310
Built between
Not published
Models
1
Recall type
Equipment
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
19 November 2021
Repaired
3%
Unrepaired
215

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.

  • Arcimoto Trio Conversion KIT

Repair progress

215 of 310 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2024.

3% repaired — 8 of 310 reported

Owners not reachable
78
Scrapped or exported
9

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

Tilting Motor Works is recalling certain TRiO Conversion Kits. The bolt that connects the shock hoop to the pivot plate may fail and cause an immediate loss of traction power.

What could happen

Loss of traction power can make the vehicle more difficult to control, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Arcimoto will inspect and re-work to ensure lockthread is present, and re-torque the bolts, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed November 19, 2021.

Parts involved

  • 1 1/4 inch bolt0064431 1/4 inch bolt

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA12 October 2021
  2. Owners notified19 November 2021
  3. Latest repair reportQ3 2024 — 3% 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 12 October 2021.

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 Tilting Motor Works customer service at 1-206-399-0102.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
Tilting Motor Works
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.nhtsa.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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