NHTSA campaign 11V189000

E-Ton Recall 11V-189: MOTORCYCLE CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS/FMVSS 123

NHTSA recall 11V189000 was reported by ETON AMERICA LLC on March 21, 2011, with 25,176 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the E-Ton PN2B/BEAMER 50, E-Ton PN2, E-Ton PN2C and more for model years 1999–2009. Owners were notified on April 14, 2011, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 11V189000 (also written 11V-189 or 11V189)
Filed by: ETON AMERICA LLC
Report received: March 21, 2011
Potentially affected: 25,176 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electrical System — Ignition — Switch
Owners notified: April 14, 2011
Safety standard: FMVSS 123

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 11V189000. 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.

E-Ton

E-Ton Matrix 50
- 2008, 2009
E-Ton Matrix RX 150
- 2008, 2009
E-Ton PN2
- 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
E-Ton PN2B/BEAMER 50
- 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
E-Ton PN2C
- 2004, 2005, 2006
E-Ton PN2F/BEAMER RX 150
- 2006, 2007, 2008
E-Ton PN2G
- 2007

All E-Ton recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 11V189000.

Defect description

E-TON IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1999-2010 50CC AND 150CC, BEAMER I, BEAMER II, BEAMER III, AND MODEL YEAR 2007-2010 50CC AND 150CC MATRIX MOTORCYCLES. THE ENGINE ON/OFF SWITCH SHOULD BE LOCATED ON THE RIGHT SIDE HANDLEBAR. THE HIGH/LOW BEAM LIGHT SWITCH SHOULD BE LOCATED ON THE LEFT HANDLEBAR. THESE SWITCH LOCATIONS ARE REVERSED ON THE MODELS LISTED ABOVE. THE VEHICLES, THEREFORE, FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 213, "MOTORCYCLE CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS."

Safety consequence

THE RIDER MAY GET CONFUSED WHILE USING THE HANDLEBAR SWITCHES CAUSING THE SCOOTER TO LOSE POWER DURING OPERATION INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE SCOOTERS AND REVERSE THE FUNCTION SWITCH LOCATIONS FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE ISSUED SHORTLY. OWNERS MAY CONTACT E-TON AT 1-866-224-3318.

Notes

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 11V189000

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.