REMY ALTERNATOR
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
Remy Power Products has recalled certain alternators sold both as replacement parts and as original equipment in various motor vehicles due to a defect in the internal voltage regulator. When the circuit becomes damaged by transient voltage that may occur during manufacturing, testing, or installation, the alternator can generate sufficient heat to cause an engine compartment fire or heat damage, even when the vehicle is off.
Owners of vehicles with recalled aftermarket alternators will be notified by Remy and can receive free replacement alternators. Vehicle manufacturers will file their own defect reports and remedy plans for vehicles that included these alternators as original equipment. To proceed, affected consumers should contact Remy toll-free at 1-800-854-0076 or contact their vehicle manufacturer directly.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
WHEN THE CIRCUIT IS DAMAGED, THERE IS A POTENTIAL TO GENERATE SUFFICIENT HEAT TO RESULT IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE OR HEAT DAMAGE, EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF.
REMY WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECORD WHO PURCHASED THE ALTERNATORS AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT AND REPLACE THE ALTERNATORS FREE OF CHARGE. EACH VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WILL FILE A DEFECT REPORT AND REMEDY PLAN FOR THEIR VEHICLES WHICH INCLUDED THESE ALTERNATORS AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 5, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT REMY TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-854-0076 OR THEIR VEHICLE MANUFACTURER.
REMY POWER PRODUCTS HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA ABOUT A DEFECT IN CERTAIN ALTERNATORS SOLD AS BOTH REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT AND AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT IN VARIOUS MOTOR VEHICLES. THE PART NUMBERS FOR THE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ALTERNATORS ARE 8400076, 8400224, 8400088, 8400106, 8400187, 8400003, 8400114, 8400161, 8400020, 8400170, 8400157, 8400219, AND 8400221. PART NUMBERS FOR THE AFTERMARKET ALTERNATORS ARE 12359, 21749, 21816, 21845, 8400076, 91606, 91608, 91611, 21828, 91609, 22016, 91616, AND 22022. THE INTERNAL VOLTAGE REGULATOR CAN BECOME DAMAGED BY TRANSIENT VOLTAGE THAT MAY OCCUR WHEN THE REGULATOR AND ALTERNATOR ARE BUILT, TESTED, AND INSTALLED.
Republished from the official source above; details can change — the source record controls.