22SC01 – Rear Turn Signal Malfunction – 2021 ElectraMeccanica Solo

May 6, 2022 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 22V307000

Rear Turn Signal Malfunction/FMVSS 108

Driving without a functional rear turn signal can increase the risk of a crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V307

Manufacturer Electra Meccanica Vehicles Corp

Components EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Potential Number of Units Affected 129

 

Summary

Electra Meccanica Vehicles Corp (ElectraMeccanica) is recalling certain 2021 Solo vehicles. In the event of a rear turn signal wire harness short-circuit, the flashing frequency of the unaffected turn signal lights would not change, failing to alert the driver that a turn signal has failed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 108, “Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment.”

 

Remedy

ElectraMeccanica will update the body control module software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 22, 2022. Owners may contact ElectraMeccanica customer service at 1-888-457-SOLO. ElectraMeccanica’s number for this recall is 22SC01.

 

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

 


NHTSA Recall No: 22V-307

Dear ElectraMeccanica Owner,

This notice is sent to you in accordance with the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act. ElectraMeccanica Vehicles Corp. has decided that Model Year (“MY”) 2021 SOLO vehicles fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (“FMVSS”) No. 108 “Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment”. As a result, ElectraMeccanica is conducting this safety recall. Our records show that you are the owner of a vehicle affected by this action.

 

REASON FOR THIS RECALL

If either of the rear turn lamps has a short circuit, you will not receive an indication of the lamp failure on the dash display. Normally, the turn lamp indicator will flash much faster or will not flash at all to warn you that the lamp is not working. If this happens, you may think you have signaled your intent to turn or change lanes but other road users will be unaware, increasing the risk of a crash or injury to pedestrians.

 

WHAT ELECTRAMECCANICA WILL DO

ElectraMeccanica will update the Body Control Module (BCM) software at NO CHARGE to you. The new software will enable detection of the rear turn lamp’s short circuit condition and a consequent change in frequency of the corresponding turn signal pilot indicator.

 

WHAT YOU SHOULD DO

Please contact ElectraMeccanica by calling 1-888-457-SOLO (Option #1) to schedule a service appointment and have this important remedy performed on your vehicle.

For awareness, the Body Control Module (BCM) software update will take approximately 1 hour. However, we may need to keep your vehicle for a slightly longer period. Please bring both your USB card owner’s manual and both vehicle keys to this service appointment.

Until you can schedule the update to the vehicle, please perform a walk around check of your vehicle prior to driving it, ensuring that your turn signal indicator lamps are functioning. More information can be found in your Owner’s manual Pre-Drive Inspections Checklist page 2-6 https://www.electrameccanica.com/solo-manual/.

If you believe that ElectraMeccanica has failed or is unable to remedy the defect within a reasonable time, you may submit a complaint to the Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue S.E., Washington, DC 20590, by calling 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153), or by visiting http://www.nhtsa.gov.

Federal law requires any lessor who receives a notification of a noncompliance or safety-related defect determination pertaining to any leased motor vehicle to send the notice to the lessee within 10 days.

If you no longer own the vehicle or have any questions or need assistance, please contact ElectraMeccanica by calling 1-888-457-SOLO (Option #1).

 


Chronology :

Verification testing for simulated open and short circuit conditions for the front and rear turn signals was accomplished on 25 April 2022 as part of the validation of a planned software update. During testing, the flash frequency for the corresponding turn signal dash display indicator was confirmed to change with a simulated open circuit for front and rear turn lamps and with a simulated short circuit for front lamps but did not change with a simulated short circuit for the rear turn lamp.

Subsequent to testing, review of the requirements and cause of the failure to indicate was investigated by ElectraMeccanica in collaboration with the BCM vendor to confirm whether this condition was representative of production software already installed.

On April 28, 2022, a Risk Assessment Report was executed, and a recommendation to escalate the issue occurred. Based on this information, and despite the absence of any reported instances of lamp failures from in-service vehicles, EMV convened its Quality & Safety Control Steering Committee on May 2, 2022, and decided to conduct a recall for non-compliance in the U.S. market to address the condition in all affected vehicles.

 


1 Affected Product

Vehicle

MAKEMODELYEAR
ELECTRAMECCANICASOLO2021

 


9 Associated Documents

Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-22V307-8548.pdf 807.557KB

 


Recall 573 Report

RCLRPT-22V307-6776.PDF 216.328KB

 


Noncompliance Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-22V307-2363.PDF 216.329KB

 


ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-22V307-2093.pdf 411.959KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2022-2

RCLQRT-22V307-0112.PDF 211.145KB

 


Recall 573 Report – 9/26/22

RCLRPT-22V307-6135.PDF 216.328KB

 


Recall 573 Report – 5/13/22

RCLRPT-22V307-4983.PDF 216.328KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2022-3

RCLQRT-22V307-4097.PDF 211.242KB

 


Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2022-4

RCLQRT-22V307-8929.PDF 211.329KB

 


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