{
  "owners": null,
  "title": "Ustart recall 19E078: Ustart 12v Ustart MD",
  "url": "https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19e078/",
  "summary": "Recall 19E078 (Ustart): A short circuit in the uStart module can increase the risk of a fire.",
  "excerpt": "Ustart 12v Ustart Md, model year 9999. Filed by Ioxus Corporation and reported to NHTSA on 14 November 2019. 7,892 vehicles potentially affected. What the notice says Ioxus Corporation is recalling certain 12V uSTART MD battery support modules, part number uST12D1100G31-ISA. The uSTART module electronics can short circuit internally, causing the vehicle's battery to fully discharge into the uSTART module, possibly resulting in a fire. 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: “A short circuit in the uStart module can increase the risk of a fire.” 19E078 Ioxus Corporation Equipment 14 November 2019 9999-9999 USTART 12V USTART MD A short circuit in the uStart module can increase the risk of a fire. Ioxus Corporation will notify owners advising them to remove the uSTART module from the vehicle and replace it with a conventional G31 lead acid battery. The recall began on January 2, 2020. Owners may contact Ioxus Corporation customer service at 1-877-751-4222. This recall supersedes NHTSA Recall 18E-093. This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text ha",
  "register": {
    "authority": "NHTSA",
    "country": "United States",
    "index": "https://carsmultiverse.com/changed/"
  },
  "datePublished": "2026-08-23T20:19:07+00:00",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-16T15:22:28+00:00",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "citation": "CarsMultiverse, \"Ustart recall 19E078: Ustart 12v Ustart MD\", https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/19e078/, licensed CC BY 4.0.",
  "note": "CarsMultiverse is an independent record, not a safety authority. To act on a recall, use the official register."
}