The defect
BATTERY CABLES MAY RUB AGAINST BRACKETS OR OTHER METAL COMPONENTS CAUSING THE POSSIBILITY OF ELECTRICAL SHORTS. THIS MAY BE DUE TO MISSING TIE-DOWN CLAMPS, INCORRECT ROUTING OF BATTERY CABLES, OR LACK OF PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE.
The remedy
ALL DAMAGED OR WORN CABLES WILL BE REPLACED, CABLE ROUTING WILL BE CORRECTED AND CABLES WILL BE COVERED WITH FLEXGUARD TO PREVENT WEAR.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Chance Amtv-PU | 1981 |
| Chance RT50 | 1981 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chance Amtv-PU | 1981 | 0 | 3 |
| Chance RT50 | 1981 | 0 | 3 |
Other electrical system recalls in 1983
8 of the 140 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1983 concerned the electrical system; CHANCE COACH, INC. filed 31 campaigns in all.
| 83V133000 8 Dec 1983 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 83V130000 7 Dec 1983 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 83V091000 12 Sept 1983 | RENAULT USA, INCORPORATED |
| 83V081000 25 Aug 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 83V026000 3 Mar 1983 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 83V016000 15 Feb 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 83V005000 25 Jan 1983 | ALFA ROMEO, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1983