NHTSA campaign 12V095000 · Azure Dynamics campaign 501331-FSA

Azure Dynamics Recall 12V-095: WIRING HARNESS

NHTSA recall 12V095000 (Azure Dynamics campaign 501331-FSA) was reported by AZURE DYNAMICS CORPORATION on March 6, 2012, with 261 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Azure Dynamics Balance Hybrid for model years 2010–2012. Owners were notified on February 15, 2012, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 12V095000 (also written 12V-095 or 12V095)
Filed by: AZURE DYNAMICS CORPORATION
Azure Dynamics campaign number: 501331-FSA
Report received: March 6, 2012
Potentially affected: 261 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electrical System — Wiring
Owners notified: February 15, 2012

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V095000. 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.

Azure Dynamics

Azure Dynamics Balance Hybrid
- 2010, 2011, 2012

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V095000.

Defect description

AZURE DYNAMICS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010-2012 BALANCE HYBRID VEHICLES MANUFACTURED ON A FORD E450 CHASSIS. IF THE LOW TEMPERATURE RADIATOR FANS SEIZE, THE FUSE MAY BLOW, WHICH WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE CONTROL UNIT TO LOSE POWER, SINCE IT IS ON THE SAME CIRCUIT.

Safety consequence

IF THIS CONDITION OCCURS, THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND CANNOT BE RESTARTED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Manufacturer remedy

AZURE DYNAMICS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL UPGRADE THE WIRING HARNESSES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN DURING FEBRUARY 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AZURE DYNAMICS AT 1-866-473-1636.

Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIONS 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 12V095000

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.