# NHTSA recall 10V458000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 10V458000
- Manufacturer: TESLA MOTORS, INC
- Reported: 2010\-10\-01
- Owners notified: 2010\-10\-31
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES
- Units potentially affected: 439

## What is wrong

TESLA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 ROADSTER 2.0 AND 2.5 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 12V AUXILIARY CABLE.  THE 12V AUXILIARY CABLE FOR THE LOW VOLTAGE BACK UP POWER SYSTEM MAY BE IMPROPERLY ROUTED. IF THE WIRE IS IMPROPERLY ROUTED, AND TRAPPED AGAINST THE WHEEL WELL COVER, THE WIRE MAY ABRADE AGAINST THE EDGE OF THE CARBON FIBER ARMATURE AND, OVER TIME, EXPOSE THE WIRE. CONTACT BETWEEN THE BARE WIRE AND CARBON FIBER MAY CAUSE A SHORT\-CIRCUIT LEADING TO POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL ARCHING.


## What can happen

SHORT CIRCUIT AND ELECTRICAL ARCING COULD LEAD TO A FIRE IN THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLAMP AREA.


## The remedy

TESLA MOTORS WILL CHECK THE ROUTING OF THE 12V AUXILIARY CABLE AND INSTALL A PROTECTIVE SLEEVE OVER THE WIRE FREE OF CHARGE. THIS WILL PREVENT MISROUTING AND PINCHING BY THE WHEEL WELL COVER.  THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 31, 2010.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT TESLA CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 877\-888\-3752.


## Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), OR GO TO \<A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV\</A\> .


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2010 TESLA ROADSTER2](/makes/tesla/roadster/2010/recalls.md). Built 2010\-06\-01 to 2010\-09\-30. Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [TN\-13\-44\-001](/bulletins/10052460.md), 2013-08-02, Service bulletin
- [TN\-13\-44\-003](/bulletins/10052449.md), 2013-07-31, Service bulletin
- [TN\-13\-16\-002](/bulletins/10052422.md), 2013-07-25, Service bulletin
- [SB\-12\-46\-001](/bulletins/10043318.md), 2012-03-13, Service bulletin
- [SVC\-11\-16\-013](/bulletins/10042765.md), 2012-01-10, Service bulletin
- [TSB\-10\-17\-005](/bulletins/10034133.md), 2010-10-19, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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