NHTSA campaign 10V320000 · Wheego campaign P573-0710
Wheego Recall 10V-320: RED REFLEX REFLECTORS
NHTSA recall 10V320000 (Wheego campaign P573-0710) was reported by WHEEGO ELECTRIC CARS, INC. on July 9, 2010, with 308 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Wheego Whip LSV for the 2010 model year. Owners were notified on July 21, 2010, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 10V320000 (also written 10V-320 or 10V320)
- Filed by
- WHEEGO ELECTRIC CARS, INC.
- Wheego campaign number
- P573-0710
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 308 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Exterior Lighting
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 500
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10V320000. 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.
Wheego
Wheego Whip LSV
- 2010 · Vehicles built January 1, 2009 – July 31, 2009 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10V320000.
Defect description
WHEEGO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 WHEEGO WHIP LSV LOW-SPEED VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 1 THROUGH JULY 31, 2009. THE REFLEX REFLECTORS ON THE SIDE AND THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE MAY NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT REFLECTIVE QUALITY AND THEREFORE FAIL TO MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 500, "LOW-SPEED VEHICLES."
Safety consequence
INSUFFICIENT EXTERIOR REFLECTIVE LIGHT COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
WHEEGO WILL SEND INSTRUCTIONS AND 4 COMPLIANT REFLEX REFLECTORS TO ALL DEALERS AND OWNERS FREE OF CHARGE FOR ADHESION TO THE AFFECTED VEHICLES. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 21, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT WHEEGO AT 1-678-904-4795.
Notes
WHEEGO'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS P573-0710.OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 10V320000
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.