How to check if your EV or charging cable has a recall

A vehicle recall and a charger or cable recall are separate searches. A slow session or a warning light does not prove that a product is recalled, but a model-specific notice can change what is safe to do. Identify the exact vehicle and equipment before searching, then follow the safety instructions in the notice that matches them.

Official recall routes checked: 24 September 2026.

Check the vehicle by its identification details

• United States: Search the vehicle’s VIN or license plate in NHTSA’s recall lookup. The site also offers general searches by year, make, and model.
• Canada: Use Transport Canada’s vehicle recall and VIN tools. Contact the manufacturer if the record does not resolve a notice or vehicle-specific question.
• United Kingdom: Use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check. Depending on the search, you may need the registration number or the manufacturer, model, and year.

A lookup result is not a remote diagnosis. NHTSA notes that some recently announced recalls may not yet have all affected VINs identified, and that its VIN search omits some repaired or older recalls and some international vehicles. If you have a safety concern, contact the maker or dealer with the VIN even if a search returns no open recall. Use the manufacturer’s instructions for any interim driving or charging limits.

Check the exact charger, cable, or accessory

Find the manufacturer, model, serial or batch number, and any manufacturing date on the equipment label, packaging, manual, or purchase record. Search the manufacturer’s official safety or recall page and the product-safety authority for the country where the item is used:

• United States: Search the Consumer Product Safety Commission recall and warning list. For vehicle charging equipment covered as motor-vehicle equipment, also check NHTSA’s equipment search.
• Canada: Search Canadian recalls and safety alerts and contact the product maker if the equipment is not clearly listed.
• United Kingdom: Search OPSS product recalls and alerts; GOV.UK also provides checks for some recalled parts and accessories.

Do not apply a notice for one vehicle, cable, manufacturing date, or charger model to a different product. A recall notice may identify a limited population and a specific interim action or repair. Follow that notice and ask the manufacturer or authorized service provider how to confirm whether the remedy has been completed.

If the equipment looks damaged or a notice says to stop using it

Do not continue using equipment covered by a stop-use notice or with visible electrical damage. Tell the building manager if it is shared equipment so other residents do not use it. Do not tape, open, rewire, or repair the charger or cable yourself. If there is smoke, fire, sparking, or a risk to people, move away and call local emergency services.

If there is no recall but charging is slow, repeatedly stops, or trips a breaker, follow the safe troubleshooting steps. A clean search does not make visibly damaged equipment safe or replace a qualified inspection.