Car Problem DataNHTSA records

2005 Targus APV07US

Routine

No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 1 time.

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Equipment05E045000
Filed Jul 22, 200560,556 vehiclesCyber Power Systems (usa), Inc.

Defect. TARGUS SLIMLINE POWER INVERTERS, P/NOS. APV0601US, APV07US, AND APV08US, MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JUNE 2004 AND MAY 2005. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR A USER TO PLUG A COMPUTER OR OTHER AC ELECTRICAL DEVICE INTO THE INVERTER INCORRECTLY, IN SUCH A WAY AS TO LEAVE ONE OF THE TWO AC POWER PLUG EXPOSED. IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, THIS PIN CAN BECOME "LIVE".

Risk. IF THE USER WERE TO TOUCH A "LIVE" PIN WHILE THE USER WAS IN CONTACT WITH A GROUNDED OBJECT OR BECOME GROUNDED, THE USER COULD RECEIVE A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS ELECTRICAL SHOCK.

Remedy. TARGUS WILL NOTIFY ITS DISTRIBUTORS AND ANY IDENTIFIED CUSTOMERS TO RETURN THE INVERTER FOR A FULL REFUND. THE RECALL BEGAN AUGUST 4, 2005. CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT TARGUS AT 714-765-5555.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2005
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
2005 — this page0100Routine
20040100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Jul 22, 2005. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.