Smartplug recall: Electrical system
What is wrong
SmartPlug Systems, LLC (SmartPlug) is recalling certain 30A Shore Power Inlets, part number BM30xx manufactured From June 1, 2023, to July 21, 2023. The manganese bronze D-rings may crack or fail when over tightened.
What could happen
A D-ring that cracks or fails may allow wires to loosen, causing electrical arcing and increase the risk of a fire.
The fix
Dealers will inspect and replace the SmartPlug 30-amp inlet as needed, free of charge. SmartPlug Systems notified customers August 15, 2023. Owners may contact SmartPlug customer service at email [email protected]
Vehicles covered
- Smartplug 30A Shore Power Inlet
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 23E059000
- Type
- Equipment
- Filed by
- Smartplug Systems, LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Aug 1, 2023
- Owners notified
- Aug 15, 2023
- Vehicles or items affected
- 1,323
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Electrical system
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.nhtsa.gov. Please be reminded of the following requirements:You are required to submit a draft owner notification letter to this office no less than five days prior to mailing it to the customers.Also, copies of all notices, bulletins, dealer notifications, and other communications that relate to this recall, including a copy of the final owner notification letter and any subsequent owner follow-up notification letter(s), are required to be submitted to this office no later than 5 days after they are originally sent (if they are sent to more than one manufacturer, distributor, dealer, or purchaser/owner).Please be reminded that under 49 U.S.C. § 30112(a)(3), it is illegal for a manufacturer, to sell, offer for sale, import, or introduce or deliver into interstate commerce, a motor vehicle or item of motor vehicle equipment that contains a safety defect once the manufacturer has notified NHTSA about that safety defect.This prohibition does not apply once the motor vehicle or motor vehicle equipment has been remedied according to the manufacturer's instructions.As stated in 49 U.S.C. § 30118(f), submission of eight consecutive quarterly reports followed by three annual reports is required. As described in 573.7, submission of the first of eight consecutive quarterly status reports is required within one month after the close of the calendar quarter in which notification to purchasers occurs. Therefore, the first quarterly report will be due on, or before, 30 days after the close of the calendar quarter. The first of three consecutive annual status reports will be due on, or before, 1 year after the eighth quarterly report was submitted.
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.