Aerovironment Turbocord Ev Charging, Aerovironment Turbodock Ev Charging, model year 9999. Filed by Webasto Charging Systems, Inc and reported to NHTSA on 27 August 2018. 6,414 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Webasto Charging Systems, Inc (Webasto) is recalling certain AeroVironment TurboCord and TurboDock/TurboDX electric vehicle charging systems. Capacitors within these charging systems may fail, possibly resulting in a shock hazard or 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.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 18E086 cover?
- Aerovironment Turbocord Ev Charging, Aerovironment Turbodock Ev Charging.
- What is wrong with them?
- Webasto Charging Systems, Inc (Webasto) is recalling certain AeroVironment TurboCord and TurboDock/TurboDX electric vehicle charging systems. Capacitors within these charging systems may fail, possibly resulting in a shock hazard or a fire.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- An electrical shock or a fire can increase the risk of injury or death.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Webasto will notify owners, and field service representatives will replace all TurboCord and TurboDock/TurboDX charging systems, free of charge. The recall began September 19, 2018. Owners may contact Webasto customer service at 1-888-516-6264.
- 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 electrical shock or a fire can increase the risk of injury or death.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 18E086 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Webasto Charging Systems, Inc |
| System at fault | Equipment:Electrical |
| Reported to NHTSA | 27 August 2018 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | AEROVIRONMENT TURBOCORD EV CHARGING, AEROVIRONMENT TURBODOCK EV CHARGING |
What the notice says today
The consequence
An electrical shock or a fire can increase the risk of injury or death.
The remedy
Webasto will notify owners, and field service representatives will replace all TurboCord and TurboDock/TurboDX charging systems, free of charge. The recall began September 19, 2018. Owners may contact Webasto customer service at 1-888-516-6264.
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 18E086, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18e086/
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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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 18E086 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
b7f2ac02 - Consequence
ca88156e - 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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