{
  "title": "IFS recall 12E027: Ifs Electric Apu",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12e027/",
  "summary": "Recall 12E027 (Ifs): The battery separator contained in the APU could experience an internal circuit board capacitor failure, which could result in a fire.",
  "excerpt": "Ifs Electric Apu, model year 9999. Filed by Idle Free Systems, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 19 July 2012. 36 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Idle Free Systems, Inc. (IFS) is recalling certain auxiliary power units (APU), model MT-HR-H-06, manufactured from February 2010 through December 2011 and installed as aftermarket equipment on heavy trucks. The APU captures excess energy produced by the truck's alternator. This energy is converted to electricity … Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA , or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on. CarsMultiverse / Recalls Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on. What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “The battery separator contained in the APU could experience an internal circuit board capacitor failure, which could result in a fire.” 12E027 IDLE FREE SYSTEMS, INC. Equipment 19 July 2012 9999-9999 IFS ELECTRIC APU The battery separator contained in the APU could experience an internal circuit board capacitor failure, which could result in a fire. IFS will notify owners and the battery separator will be replaced free of charge. The safety recall began during August 2012. Owners may contact IFS at 1-920-206-9333. This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot ",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-09-05T16:53:42+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-17T05:28:30+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"IFS recall 12E027: Ifs Electric Apu\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/12e027/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}