NHTSA complaint: SCOOTER UNKNOWN — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A TNG MOTOR SCOOTER. TWO DAYS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STARTING THE SCOOTER AND IT BEGAN RIDING ROUGHLY. THE DEALER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE AND FOUND NO FAILURES, BUT WAS ADVISED TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK IF THE ISSUE PERSISTED. THREE DAYS LATER, WHILE TURNING LEFT AT 5 MPH IN AN INTERSECTION, THE SCOOTER SHUT OFF HALFWAY THROUGH THE TURN. THE ENGINE RESTARTED WHILE THE SCOOTER WAS HEADED TOWARDS THE CURB. THE CONTACT WAS INJURED. ONCE THE IGNITION RESTARTED, IT ACCELERATED AT FULL SPEED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 60.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation