Model year record

1981 ELECTRICAR 964A

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. No owner complaints in our copy of the federal file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 82V026000

Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system: windshield: electrical heating element

Component: Visibility: defroster/defogger/hvac system: windshield: electrical heating element
Manufacturer: U.S. ELECTRICAR CORP.
Vehicles affected: 24
Reported to NHTSA: 1982-03-16
Owners notified: 1982-01-13

Defect description

CERTAIN VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 103, "WINDSHIELD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING SYSTEMS". IMPROPER SETTING OF THE THERMOSTAT CAN CAUSE THE HEATING COILS TO BE DE-ENERGIZED PREMATURELY, RESULTING IN INADEQUATE DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALER WILL ADJUST THE THERMOSTAT SETTING AT NO COST TO OWNER.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

No complaints in our copy of the federal file for this model year. The daily feed covers recent filings; older history appears only after a full-history rebuild.

Other ELECTRICAR 964A model years

19811980

All ELECTRICAR 964A recalls by year

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