NHTSA campaign 14V070000
Monroe Truck Equipment Recall 14V-070: Battery Equalizers or DC-DC Converters:Fire Risk
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 14V070000 was reported by Monroe Truck Equipment on February 11, 2014, with 22 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Chevrolet C7500, Chevrolet Tahoe, Chevrolet C7500NA and more for model years 2005–2006, 2008–2009. Owners were notified on March 24, 2014, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 14V070000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 14V070000 (also written 14V-070 or 14V070)
- Filed by
- Monroe Truck Equipment
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 22 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 52.63% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 14V070000. 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.
Chevrolet
Chevrolet C7500
Chevrolet C7500NA
Chevrolet Tahoe
Ford
Ford F-350
- 2009 · Vehicles built May 1, 2009 – May 30, 2009 (per NHTSA)
Ford F-450 SD
- 2009 · Vehicles built October 1, 2011 – October 31, 2011 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 14V070000.
Defect description
Monroe Truck Equipment (Monroe) is recalling certain model year 2006, 2008 and 2009 Chevrolet C7500 vehicles, 2005-2006 Chevrolet Tahoe vehicles, and 2009 Ford F-350, and F-450 vehicles, equipped with Sure Power-brand battery equalizers or DC-DC converters containing a particular epoxy sealing, aka 'potting', compound. The specific potting compound used in the subject products for insulation was found to be capable of conducting electricity after being exposed to heat.
Safety consequence
Once electrically conductive, the material is capable of melting and burning, increasing the risk of a fire.
Manufacturer remedy
Monroe will notify owners, and Sure Power will replace the equalizers or converters, free of charge. The recall began on March 24, 2014. Owners may contact Monroe at 1-608-328-8127.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 14V070000
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.