The defect
The Pilotcar EV INC (Pilotcar) is recalling certain 2021-2023 PC-2, PC-4, and PC-6 low speed electric vehicles. The pedestrian warning sound system was not installed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard numbers 141, "Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles" and 500, "Low Speed Vehicles."
The risk
A vehicle that does not make warning sounds cannot alert pedestrians to the approaching vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Pilotcar will install a pedestrian warning sound system with a digital sound generator, amplifier, and two speakers, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed December 28, 2023. Owners may contact Pilotcar customer service at 1-239-243-8023. Pilotcar's number for this recall is PC-2023-03.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Pilotcar PC-2 | 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Pilotcar PC-4 | 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Pilotcar PC-6 | 2021, 2022, 2023 |
Components: BACK OVER PREVENTION:WARNINGS:EXTERNAL/PEDESTRIAN ALERT
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilotcar PC-2 | 2021 | 0 | 3 |
| Pilotcar PC-2 | 2022 | 0 | 3 |
| Pilotcar PC-2 | 2023 | 0 | 3 |
| Pilotcar PC-4 | 2021 | 0 | 3 |
| Pilotcar PC-4 | 2022 | 0 | 3 |
| Pilotcar PC-4 | 2023 | 0 | 3 |
| Pilotcar PC-6 | 2021 | 0 | 3 |
| Pilotcar PC-6 | 2022 | 0 | 3 |
| Pilotcar PC-6 | 2023 | 0 | 3 |
Other back over prevention recalls in 2023
30 of the 894 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2023 concerned the back over prevention; PILOTCAR EV INC. filed 3 campaigns in all.
| 23V885000 22 Dec 2023 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 23V831000 7 Dec 2023 | PILOTCAR EV INC. |
| 23V729000 30 Oct 2023 | Chinook Motor Coach, LLC |
| 23V696000 17 Oct 2023 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 23V686000 13 Oct 2023 | Ford Motor Company |
| 23V654000 28 Sept 2023 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 23V639000 15 Sept 2023 | Kia America, Inc. |
| 23V628000 8 Sept 2023 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
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