The defect
ON CERTAIN LOW-SPEED 2, 4, OR 6-PASSENGER SHORT, LONG AND LONG BED XD ELECTRIC VEHICLES, AN INSUFFICIENT WELD ON THE HAND PARK LEVER BRAKE ASSEMBLY (PARKING BRAKE) MAY FAIL. THIS FAILURE CAUSES A TOTAL LOSS OF PARKING BRAKE HOLD.
The risk
A FAILURE OF THE PARKING BRAKE WILL ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY IF IT IS PARKED ON AN INCLINE, CREATING THE RISK OF A CRASH OR INJURY.
The remedy
GEM WILL REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE ASSEMBLY ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 26, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GEM AT 1-866-764-0616.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| GEM NEV | 2007 |
Components: PARKING BRAKE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEM NEV | 2007 | 1 | 1 |
Other parking brake recalls in 2007
14 of the 587 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2007 concerned the parking brake; GLOBAL ELECTRIC MOTORCARS, LLC filed 4 campaigns in all.
| 07V448000 25 Sept 2007 | COUNTRY COACH INC |
| 07V397000 31 Aug 2007 | NEWELL COACH CORP. |
| 07V385000 28 Aug 2007 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 07V371000 20 Aug 2007 | PREVOST CARS, INC. |
| 07V360000 15 Aug 2007 | MACK TRUCKS, INC |
| 07V314000 24 Jul 2007 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| 07V301000 16 Jul 2007 | AMERICAN TRUCK COMPANY |
| 07V298000 13 Jul 2007 | NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2007