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Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
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NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
0 crash reports1 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
1 reports
2,200 miles · Jan 28, 2013
Electrical SystemFire
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GEM 825. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A FIRE ERUPTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO THE SCENE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAIL…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GEM 825. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A FIRE ERUPTED FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED TO THE SCENE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,200.
NHTSA ODI #10494964
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NHTSA investigations
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DP22005 · Pedestrian Alert Sounds
Opened Jan 27, 2023 · Closed Aug 7, 2023
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Electrical System:propulsion System
NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 KG or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after March 1, 2021.On January 27, 2023, NHTSA opened Defect Petition (DP) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matter described in the petition. On June 24, 2023 and as supplemented on June 25, 2023, the petitioner notified NHTSA he was withdrawing his petition. The petitioner indicated that, based on his review of data, there is no justification for asserting potential benefits that could be derived from actions sought by my petition. Based on the petitioner's withdrawal, DP22-005 is closed. Closure of this DP does not represent a determination by NHTSA regarding the subject matter of the petition.
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