Sure Power equipment query EQ14002
Battery Equalizers/Converters May Ignite. NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened this equipment query about the electrical system. Opened Jan 16, 2014, closed Aug 25, 2014 after 7 months. It led to safety recall 14V014000, 14V028000, 14V030000, 14V035000, 14V037000, 14V041000, 14V070000, 14V073000, 14V186000, 14V276000, 14V503000, 15V481000. became a recall
What NHTSA says
Source: Office of Defects Investigation, as filedThe Closing Resume Summary is attached.
A Equipment Query is a query about a piece of equipment — a component, a tire, a child seat — rather than a whole vehicle. The summary is the agency’s own text from its investigation file, unedited; the opening and closing resumes with the full reasoning are on NHTSA’s site under this number.
What this means for an owner
Source: and what happens nextAn investigation is not a finding that a defect exists, and it puts no duty on anyone. NHTSA opens a Preliminary Evaluation when complaints and other reports suggest a condition worth asking the manufacturer about; it upgrades to an Engineering Analysis when the answers warrant testing; it closes either when it recommends a recall, when the manufacturer recalls on its own, or when no defect trend is found. The agency’s own goals are about four months for a petition, eight for a Preliminary Evaluation or a Recall Query and eighteen for an Engineering Analysis; many run longer.
This one became a recall. The campaign page carries the manufacturer’s filed defect, risk and remedy, the build window and every model year covered; whether one specific vehicle is included is settled by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Model years it names
Source: as NHTSA filed themNHTSA filed this action against Sure Power, Inc. without naming a model year — an equipment or manufacturer-level query.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects InvestigationIs EQ14002 a recall?
No — it is the investigation that led to one. Recall 14V014000, 14V028000, 14V030000, 14V035000, 14V037000, 14V041000, 14V070000, 14V073000, 14V186000, 14V276000, 14V503000, 15V481000 is the campaign; its page carries the remedy.
Is EQ14002 still open?
No. It closed on Aug 25, 2014 and led to recall 14V014000, 14V028000, 14V030000, 14V035000, 14V037000, 14V041000, 14V070000, 14V073000, 14V186000, 14V276000, 14V503000, 15V481000.
Which vehicles does EQ14002 cover?
NHTSA filed it against Sure Power, Inc. without naming a model year.