Kalmar terminal tractor recall - electrical fire risk from ground cable/PDC wiring defects
S3 · 24 Mar 2017 · Kalmar
Record
| Company | Kalmar |
| Industry | AMR / mobile robot |
| Type(s) | recall |
| Date | 24 Mar 2017 (day precision) |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | no physical site (recall / fleet-wide / aggregate record) |
| Severity | (recall, enforcement, or fleet-wide fault) |
| Scale | Kalmar terminal tractors/vehicles, multiple recall notices 2015-2017 |
| Confidence | high |
| Verified flag | Cited source on file; not independently re-verified |
Summary
Transport Canada recall notices for Kalmar vehicles cite restricted movement of the primary battery ground cable that could melt engine harness insulation, and inadequately sealed/grounded power distribution center circuit boards, either of which could cause an electrical short and fire, risking injury and property damage.
Primary source
Transport Canada Vehicle Recall Database
Publisher: Transport Canada Vehicle Recall Database · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Supporting source rows (1)
| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Mar 2017 | Kalmar terminal tractor recall - electrical fire risk from ground cable/PDC wiring defects | Transport Canada Vehicle Recall Database | Transport Canada Vehicle |
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