# NHTSA recall 14V070000

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: 14V070000
- Manufacturer: Monroe Truck Equipment
- Reported: 2014\-02\-11
- Owners notified: 2014\-03\-24
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- Units potentially affected: 22

## What is wrong

Monroe Truck Equipment \(Monroe\) is recalling certain model year 2006, 2008 and 2009 Chevrolet C7500 vehicles, 2005\-2006 Chevrolet Tahoe vehicles, and 2009 Ford F\-350, and F\-450 vehicles, equipped with Sure Power\-brand battery equalizers or DC\-DC converters containing a particular epoxy sealing, aka 'potting', compound.  The specific potting compound used in the subject products for insulation was found to be capable of conducting electricity after being exposed to heat.


## What can happen

Once electrically conductive, the material is capable of melting and burning, increasing the risk of a fire.


## The remedy

Monroe will notify owners, and Sure Power will replace the equalizers or converters, free of charge.  The recall began on March 24, 2014.  Owners may contact Monroe at 1\-608\-328\-8127.


## 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.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 6, for 2015 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2015\-10\-13
- Vehicles in the campaign: 22
- Reported remedied: 10 \(45%\)
- Reported unreachable: 9
- Reported removed: 3

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026\-10\-19.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 2006 CHEVROLET C7500
- 2009 CHEVROLET C7500
- 2008 CHEVROLET C7500NA
- [2005 CHEVROLET TAHOE](/makes/chevrolet/tahoe/2005/recalls.md). Built 2005\-01\-01 to 2006\-05\-30.
- [2006 CHEVROLET TAHOE](/makes/chevrolet/tahoe/2006/recalls.md). Built 2005\-01\-01 to 2006\-05\-30.
- [2009 FORD F\-350](/makes/ford/f-350/2009/recalls.md). Built 2009\-05\-01 to 2009\-05\-30.
- [2009 FORD F\-450 SD](/makes/ford/f-450/2009/recalls.md). Built 2011\-10\-01 to 2011\-10\-31. Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Investigated as EQ14002

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- EQ14002: Equipment query, opened 2014\-01\-16, closed 2014\-08\-25. Battery Equalizers/Converters May Ignite. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/14V070000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/14V070000/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [SSM 54601](/bulletins/11029052.md), 2026-02-27, Service bulletin
- [23\-NA\-001](/bulletins/11017252.md), 2025-04-28, Service bulletin
- [PIP4723J](/bulletins/11009156.md), 2024-10-25, Service bulletin
- [General Communication](/bulletins/11006621.md), 2024-08-26, Service campaign
- [PIT5195H](/bulletins/11006274.md), 2024-08-13, Service bulletin
- [24\-NA\-098](/bulletins/11002312.md), 2024-06-25, Service bulletin
- [13\-08\-116\-001J](/bulletins/11000162.md), 2024-05-16, Service bulletin
- [PI0430B](/bulletins/10254209.md), 2024-05-06, Service bulletin
- [10\-08\-45\-001H](/bulletins/10252735.md), 2024-04-05, Service bulletin
- [1406130001](/bulletins/10250013.md), 2024-02-12, 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)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/14V070000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/14V070000)

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