# NHTSA recall 21V242000

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: 21V242000
- Manufacturer: Arcimoto Inc
- Reported: 2021\-04\-06
- Owners notified: 2021\-04\-27
- Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY:MANAGEMENT SYSTEM/ENERGY CONTROL MODULE \(BMS/BECM\):SOFTWARE
- Units potentially affected: 252
- Part numbers: 004332, 004085, 003375, 003222, 001052

## What is wrong

Arcimoto Inc. \(Arcimoto\) is recalling certain 2019\-2021 FUV, 2020\-2021 Deliverator and Roadster, and 2021 Rapid Responder motorcycles.  The inverter’s firmware may allow the vehicle’s battery to shutdown without warning.


## What can happen

Opening the main contactor may cause a battery shutdown and loss of motive power, increasing the risk of a crash.


## The remedy

Arcimoto will notify owners, and will update the firmware, free of charge.  The recall began April 27, 2021.  Owners may contact Arcimoto customer service at 1\-541\-683\-6293.


## 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 8, for 2023 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2023\-05\-03
- Vehicles in the campaign: 252
- Reported remedied: 229 \(90%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- Reported removed: 4

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2023 quarter 1, 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

- [2020 ARCIMOTO DELIVERATOR](/makes/arcimoto/deliverator/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 ARCIMOTO DELIVERATOR](/makes/arcimoto/deliverator/2021/recalls.md)
- [2019 ARCIMOTO FUV](/makes/arcimoto/fuv/2019/recalls.md)
- [2020 ARCIMOTO FUV](/makes/arcimoto/fuv/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 ARCIMOTO FUV](/makes/arcimoto/fuv/2021/recalls.md)
- [2021 ARCIMOTO RAPID RESPONDER](/makes/arcimoto/rapid-responder/2021/recalls.md)
- [2020 ARCIMOTO ROADSTER](/makes/arcimoto/roadster/2020/recalls.md)
- [2021 ARCIMOTO ROADSTER](/makes/arcimoto/roadster/2021/recalls.md)

## 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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