Gem E2, Gem E4, Gem E6, Gem El, Gem El Xd, Gem Es, model year 2009. Filed by Chrysler Group Global Electric Motorcars and reported to NHTSA on 4 March 2010. 142 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Gem is recalling certain model year 2009 neighborhood electric vehicles. the parking brake cable may have been improperly crimped. this could cause the parking brake cable to separate from the actuator handle while applied.
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.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 10V080 cover?
- Gem E2, Gem E4, Gem E6, Gem El, Gem El XD, Gem Es, model year 2009.
- What is wrong with them?
- GEM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 NEIGHBORHOOD ELECTRIC VEHICLES. THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE MAY HAVE BEEN IMPROPERLY CRIMPED. THIS COULD CAUSE THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE TO SEPARATE FROM THE ACTUATOR HANDLE WHILE APPLIED.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL AWAY ON A HILL CREATING A RISK OF CRASH OR INJURY.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 10, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GEM AT 866-764-0616.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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 VEHICLE COULD ROLL AWAY ON A HILL CREATING A RISK OF CRASH OR INJURY.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 10V080 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | CHRYSLER GROUP GLOBAL ELECTRIC MOTORCARS |
| System at fault | Parking Brake |
| Reported to NHTSA | 4 March 2010 |
| Model years | 2009-2009 |
| Vehicles named | GEM E2, GEM E4, GEM E6, GEM EL, GEM EL XD, GEM ES |
What the notice says today
The consequence
THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL AWAY ON A HILL CREATING A RISK OF CRASH OR INJURY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE LEVER ASSEMBLY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 10, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GEM AT 866-764-0616.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 175 notices in the record whose component field names parking brake. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 49 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Gem E2 recalls: 8 US campaigns
- Gem E4 recalls: 7 US campaigns
- Gem E6 recalls: 7 US campaigns
- Gem El recalls: 3 US campaigns
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 10V080, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/10v080/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
The recall record and its wording are published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and are US Government public domain. The dated archive, the comparison and any before-and-after above are CarsMultiverse. How fresh every engine behind this page is, is public on the status page. To check a specific vehicle, use NHTSA’s own VIN lookup.
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- Defect summary
d77a5266 - Consequence
0690bc81 - Remedy
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