The defect
BAD BOY ENTERPRISES IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 LOW SPEED VEHICLES (LSV) KNOWN AS THE CLASSIC LSV MODEL (INCLUDING THE STRETCH MODELS) MANUFACTURED FROM NOVEMBER 10, 2009 THROUGH MAY 24, 2010. THIS RECALL DOES NOT APPLY TO XT LSV MODELS. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL CAN BECOME DAMAGED DUE TO EXPOSURE TO WATER. A DAMAGED PEDAL CAN SEND A VOLTAGE READING OUTSIDE THE RANGE EXPECTED BY THE CONTROLLER, AND THE CONTROLLER WILL SEND CURRENT AND VOLTAGE TO THE ELECTRIC MOTOR CAUSING UNINTENDED ACCELERATION.
The risk
UNINTENDED ACCELERATION COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
BAD BOY WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 30, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT BAD BOY AT 1-866-678-6701.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| BAD BOY Classic LSV | 2009, 2010 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAD BOY Classic LSV | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| BAD BOY Classic LSV | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2010
12 of the 647 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2010 concerned the vehicle speed control; BAD BOY ENTERPRISES, LLC filed 2 campaigns in all.
| 10V356000 2 Aug 2010 | DUCATI NORTH AMERICA |
| 10V327000 20 Jul 2010 | YAMAHA MOTOR CORPORATION, USA |
| 10V307000 2 Jul 2010 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 10V306000 1 Jul 2010 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 10V267000 15 Jun 2010 | NAVISTAR, INC |
| 10V265000 15 Jun 2010 | NAVISTAR, INC |
| 10V234000 3 Jun 2010 | CHRYSLER GROUP LLC |
| 10V023000 27 Jan 2010 | TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2010