Smartplug 30a Shore Power Inlet, model year 9999. Filed by SmartPlug Systems, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 1 August 2023. 1,323 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says SmartPlug Systems, LLC (SmartPlug) is recalling certain 30A Shore Power Inlets, part number BM30xx manufactured From June 1, 2023, to July 21, 2023. The manganese bronze D-rings may crack or fail when over tightened.
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 23E059 cover?
- Smartplug 30A Shore Power Inlet.
- What is wrong with them?
- SmartPlug Systems, LLC (SmartPlug) is recalling certain 30A Shore Power Inlets, part number BM30xx manufactured From June 1, 2023, to July 21, 2023. The manganese bronze D-rings may crack or fail when over tightened.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- A D-ring that cracks or fails may allow wires to loosen, causing electrical arcing and increase the risk of a fire.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Dealers will inspect and replace the SmartPlug 30-amp inlet as needed, free of charge. SmartPlug Systems notified customers August 15, 2023. Owners may contact SmartPlug customer service at email Warranty@smartPlug.com
- 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: “A D-ring that cracks or fails may allow wires to loosen, causing electrical arcing and increase the risk of a fire.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 23E059 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | SmartPlug Systems, LLC |
| System at fault | Electrical System |
| Reported to NHTSA | 1 August 2023 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | SMARTPLUG 30A SHORE POWER INLET |
What the notice says today
The consequence
A D-ring that cracks or fails may allow wires to loosen, causing electrical arcing and increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the SmartPlug 30-amp inlet as needed, free of charge. SmartPlug Systems notified customers August 15, 2023. Owners may contact SmartPlug customer service at email Warranty@smartPlug.com
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.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 23E059, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/23e059/
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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