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Bluecar Sas power train software of the affected vehicles may shut down power to the car after certain driving conditions such as high acceleration with immediate release of the accelerator, or harsh braking action.

NHTSA campaign 16V-042 · Reported January 27, 2016 · 202 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Bluecar Sas
VEHICLES AFFECTED
202
REMEDY
Bluecar notified the owner of the fleet of vehicles, and all affected vehicles have received corrected power train software, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Bluecar SAS reported a problem with the electrical system software. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

The power train software of the affected vehicles may shut down power to the car after certain driving conditions such as high acceleration with immediate release of the accelerator, or harsh braking action.

WHY IT MATTERS

If the vehicle loses power, it can increase the risk of a crash.

WHAT TO DO

Bluecar notified the owner of the fleet of vehicles, and all affected vehicles have received corrected power train software, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 16V-042.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 16V-042

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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