Chevrolet C7500, Chevrolet C7500na, Chevrolet Tahoe, Ford F-350, Ford F-450 Sd, model years 2005 to 2009. Filed by Monroe Truck Equipment and reported to NHTSA on 11 February 2014. 22 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Monroe Truck Equipment (Monroe) is recalling certain model year 2006, 2008 and 2009 Chevrolet C7500 vehicles, 2005-2006 Chevrolet Tahoe vehicles, and 2009 Ford F-350, and F-450 vehicles, equipped with Sure Power-brand battery equalizers or DC-DC converters containing a particular epoxy sealing, aka 'potting', …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 14V070 cover?
- Chevrolet C7500, Chevrolet C7500Na, Chevrolet Tahoe, Ford F-350, Ford F-450 SD, model years 2005-2009.
- What is wrong with them?
- Monroe Truck Equipment (Monroe) is recalling certain model year 2006, 2008 and 2009 Chevrolet C7500 vehicles, 2005-2006 Chevrolet Tahoe vehicles, and 2009 Ford F-350, and F-450 vehicles, equipped with Sure Power-brand battery equalizers or DC-DC converters containing a particular epoxy sealing, aka...
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Once electrically conductive, the material is capable of melting and burning, increasing the risk of a fire.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Monroe will notify owners, and Sure Power will replace the equalizers or converters, free of charge. The recall began on March 24, 2014. Owners may contact Monroe at 1-608-328-8127.
- 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: “Once electrically conductive, the material is capable of melting and burning, increasing the risk of a fire.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 14V070 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Monroe Truck Equipment |
| System at fault | Electrical System |
| Reported to NHTSA | 11 February 2014 |
| Model years | 2005-2009 |
| Vehicles named | CHEVROLET C7500, CHEVROLET C7500NA, CHEVROLET TAHOE, FORD F-350, FORD F-450 SD |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Once electrically conductive, the material is capable of melting and burning, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Monroe will notify owners, and Sure Power will replace the equalizers or converters, free of charge. The recall began on March 24, 2014. Owners may contact Monroe at 1-608-328-8127.
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 1,836 notices in the record whose component field names electrical system. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 41 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Chevrolet Tahoe recalls: 32 US campaigns
- Ford F-350 recalls: 6 US campaigns
- Ford F-450 SD recalls: 61 US campaigns
How to cite this record
Quoting the wording on this page means quoting a version, so the date belongs in the citation:
CarsMultiverse, recall 14V070, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14v070/
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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Other Monroe notices we hold
- 16V259: one model year 2013 Ford F-550 truck with an IMT model 7500 crane
- 14V376: model year 2009-2013 Ford F-350, F-450, and F-550 Super Duty chassis modified by Monroe and equipped with certain Muncie Power Products PTO Assemblies
All 3 Monroe campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 14V070 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
aef47243 - Consequence
9480ab94 - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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