Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 12V095000

Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers

AZURE DYNAMICS CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2012-03-06.

Recall campaignNHTSA 12V095000

Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers

Component
Electrical system: wiring: fuses and circuit breakers
Manufacturer
AZURE DYNAMICS CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
261
Reported to NHTSA
2012-03-06
Owners notified
2012-02-15

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 risk

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 ADMINISTRATION’S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Scope of coverage

3 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
AZURE DYNAMICS Balance Hybrid2012 2011 2010

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.