NHTSA Campaign 10V458000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
NHTSA campaign 10V458000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery: cables. The repair is free.
TESLA MOTORS, INC filed the report for 10V458000 with NHTSA on October 1, 2010; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 10V458000, NHTSA lists up to 439 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 1, 2010 and September 30, 2010.
Owner notification letters for 10V458000 were scheduled from October 31, 2010, 30 days after the report.
10V458000 covers 1 model from Tesla, model years 2010.
Owners of the model years 10V458000 covers have filed at least 1 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- TESLA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 ROADSTER 2.0 AND 2.5 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 12V AUXILIARY CABLE. THE 12V AUXILIARY CABLE FOR THE LOW VOLTAGE BACK UP POWER SYSTEM MAY BE IMPROPERLY ROUTED. IF THE WIRE IS IMPROPERLY ROUTED, AND TRAPPED AGAINST THE WHEEL WELL COVER, THE WIRE MAY ABRADE AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE CARBON FIBER ARMATURE AND, OVER TIME, EXPOSE THE WIRE. CONTACT BETWEEN THE BARE WIRE AND CARBON FIBER MAY CAUSE A SHORT-CIRCUIT LEADING TO POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL ARCHING.
- The risk
- SHORT CIRCUIT AND ELECTRICAL ARCING COULD LEAD TO A FIRE IN THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLAMP AREA.
- The fix
- TESLA MOTORS WILL CHECK THE ROUTING OF THE 12V AUXILIARY CABLE AND INSTALL A PROTECTIVE SLEEVE OVER THE WIRE FREE OF CHARGE. THIS WILL PREVENT MISROUTING AND PINCHING BY THE WHEEL WELL COVER. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 31, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TESLA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 877-888-3752.
Reported October 1, 2010
Vehicles covered by 10V458000 (1)
Tesla (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 10V458000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: October 1, 2010. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted