Cake 0 Emission USA Inc: Electrical System › Propulsion System › Traction Battery
Cake 0 Emission USA Inc reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 29, 2023 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 264. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Cake 0 Emission USA Inc (Cake) is recalling certain 2018-2023 Kalk&, Kalk Ink&, and Kalk :work motorcycles. The lithium-ion battery cells can fail while charging.
The risk
Battery cell failure increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Cake will replace the battery pack, free of charge. As an interim action, owners will be instructed to check their battery serial number and if necessary, follow interim charging instructions until the remedy battery is available. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed January 19, 2024. A second notice will be sent once the remedy becomes available, anticipated March 2024. Owners may contact Cake customer service at [email protected].
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Cake Kalk | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Cake Kalk | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Cake Kalk | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Cake Kalk | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Cake Kalk | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Cake Kalk | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 23V904000.
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