A&M Electric Door Actuator, model year 9999. Filed by A&M Systems, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 21 August 2013. 5,530 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says A&M Systems, Inc. (A&M) is recalling certain electric door actuators manufactured August 1, 2009, through March 31, 2010. Voltage spikes may damage electrical components and electrical circuits, causing the circuit board to develop high resistance.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 13E045 cover?
- A&M Electric Door Actuator.
- What is wrong with them?
- A&M Systems, Inc. (A&M) is recalling certain electric door actuators manufactured August 1, 2009, through March 31, 2010. Voltage spikes may damage electrical components and electrical circuits, causing the circuit board to develop high resistance.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- High resistance may cause the board to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. A&M will notify the bus manufacturers and the bus manufacturers will replace the circuit board, free of charge. The recall began on August 1, 2013. Owners may contact A&M at 1-574-522-5000 extension 15.
- 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: “High resistance may cause the board to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 13E045 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | A&M Systems, Inc. |
| System at fault | Equipment:Electrical |
| Reported to NHTSA | 21 August 2013 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | A&M ELECTRIC DOOR ACTUATOR |
What the notice says today
The consequence
High resistance may cause the board to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
A&M will notify the bus manufacturers and the bus manufacturers will replace the circuit board, free of charge. The recall began on August 1, 2013. Owners may contact A&M at 1-574-522-5000 extension 15.
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 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 13E045, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13e045/
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.
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- Defect summary
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