NHTSA campaign 07V516000
GLOBAL ELECTRIC MOTORCARS, LLC Recall 07V-516: PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY
NHTSA recall 07V516000 was reported by GLOBAL ELECTRIC MOTORCARS, LLC on November 5, 2007, with 191 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the GEM NEV for the 2007 model year. Owners were notified on November 26, 2007, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 07V516000 (also written 07V-516 or 07V516)
- Filed by
- GLOBAL ELECTRIC MOTORCARS, LLC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 191 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Parking Brake
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 07V516000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
GEM
GEM NEV
- 2007 · Vehicles built October 3, 2007 – October 24, 2007 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 07V516000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN LOW-SPEED 2, 4, OR 6-PASSENGER SHORT, LONG AND LONG BED XD ELECTRIC VEHICLES, AN INSUFFICIENT WELD ON THE HAND PARK LEVER BRAKE ASSEMBLY (PARKING BRAKE) MAY FAIL. THIS FAILURE CAUSES A TOTAL LOSS OF PARKING BRAKE HOLD.
Safety consequence
A FAILURE OF THE PARKING BRAKE WILL ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY IF IT IS PARKED ON AN INCLINE, CREATING THE RISK OF A CRASH OR INJURY.
Manufacturer remedy
GEM WILL REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 26, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GEM AT 1-866-764-0616.
Notes
CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 07V516000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.