Hi Everybody, http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=48468
If you have any Christmas chestnuts you still need to roast over an open fire, you’ll be glad to know you don’t have to wait for a nearby Chevy Volt to catch fire. The Fisker Karma will do nicely as well. The Hill reports that Fisker is recalling 239 vehicles, which is a pretty massive recall by electric-car standards: The Transportation Department’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Thursday that the company, Fisker Automotive, will recall its Karma vehicles made between July 1, 2011, and Nov. 3, 2011, because of a faulty electric battery component that could cause a fire. “Within the high-voltage battery, certain hose clamps may have been positioned incorrectly during assembly. If positioned incorrectly, the batter compartment cover could interfere with the hose clamps, potentially causing a coolant leak from the cooling hose,” NHTSA said in its recall notice Thursday. “If coolant enters the battery compartment, an electrical short could occur possibly resulting in a fire.” Fisker Karmas cost about $100,000 apiece at retail. You’d expect a bit better than “certain hose clamps may have been positioned incorrect during assembly” for that kind of dough. -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
