- Vehicles
- 5,700
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- 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.
- 1973-1976 Batavus HS50
- 1973-1976 Batavus VA
What the defect is
The involved vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 123, "motorcycle controls and displays". These vehicles were delivered with fuel shut-off valves which do not have the valve positions ("on", "off" and "reverse") properly labeled. Also, certain vehicles may have incorrectly positioned fuel valves.
What gets fixed
THE DEALER WILL REPOSITION THE FUEL CONTROL VALVE AND INSTALL LABELS TO MEET THE SAFETY STANDARD REQUIREMENTS.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA11 April 1978
No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.
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 11 April 1978.
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.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- BATAVUS USA, INCORPORATED
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 123
- Recall initiated by
- OVSC
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
Vehicle description: mopeds.system: fuel; fuel shut off valve.consequences of defect: the rider could inadvertently switch the fuel valveinto an incorrect position, causing an unexpected termination of fuel supply tothe engine. This would cause the vehicle to stop unexpectedly, disengaging theclutch automatically and causing the moped to freewheel onwards instead ofbeing propelled. This sudden alteration could cause the rider to have anaccident.
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.