Kalmar Ottawa, model years 2014 to 2016. Filed by Kalmar Solutions, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 23 November 2016. 798 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Kalmar Solutions, LLC (Kalmar) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Ottawa T2 vehicles manufactured July 15, 2014, to November 3, 2016. In the affected vehicles, the ground circuit of the cab power distribution circuit board can be overloaded.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 16V850 cover?
- Kalmar Ottawa, model years 2014-2016.
- What is wrong with them?
- Kalmar Solutions, LLC (Kalmar) is recalling certain model year 2014-2016 Ottawa T2 vehicles manufactured July 15, 2014, to November 3, 2016. In the affected vehicles, the ground circuit of the cab power distribution circuit board can be overloaded.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- An overloaded ground circuit may increase the risk of a fire in the dashboard.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Kalmar will notify owners, and dealers will modify the wiring harness on the electrical option circuit to bypass the undersized ground circuit, free of charge. The recall began on January 17, 2017. Owners may contact Kalmar customer service at 1-785-229-6327.
- 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: “An overloaded ground circuit may increase the risk of a fire in the dashboard.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 16V850 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Kalmar Solutions, LLC |
| System at fault | Electrical System:Wiring |
| Reported to NHTSA | 23 November 2016 |
| Model years | 2014-2016 |
| Vehicles named | KALMAR OTTAWA |
What the notice says today
The consequence
An overloaded ground circuit may increase the risk of a fire in the dashboard.
The remedy
Kalmar will notify owners, and dealers will modify the wiring harness on the electrical option circuit to bypass the undersized ground circuit, free of charge. The recall began on January 17, 2017. Owners may contact Kalmar customer service at 1-785-229-6327.
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.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 16V850, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/16v850/
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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- 21V552: 2021 Ottawa T2
- 20V020: 2019 Ottawa T2E battery electric
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