It's not clear from the article whether the problem is internal to the unit, or in the electrical connection from the source. It may not be the charger at fault. Faulty connections are common, and often go unnoticed because most loads are intermittent and lower current.
i'm glad to see them investigating after one complaint. nhtsa has dilly dallied too long in the past, at the cost of lives sometimes. hopefully, they'll find the problem and not a political one.
Actually there are as many as 50 incidences of over heating had occurred that haven't been reported to NHTSA. NHTSH does not start investigation with just one incident.
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in documents filed online over the weekend that it opened the preliminary evaluation into the possibility an estimated 50 chargers may overheat and result in a fire.
that second paragraph is ambiguous and difficult to understand. the fact is, there has been one complaint and they are investigating. at least, that's what the article says. i'm not sure where the 50 come from. have they only made 50?
The other 50 incidences are not reported to NHTSA by the owners except the one by the Leaf owner. It is possible reported by BOSCH itself or by a whistle blower.
Just go and read the Amazon reviews of Bosch EVSEs. Horrid reliability and even worse customer service. Sadly, they should consider changing their corporate moniker to Botch.
It is easy to investigate foreign firms, no congressman comes at you wanting to know why you are abusing his constituents. This is why Toyota will pay 1.2 million for something GM would pay nothing for. I will worry about the Bosch once we find the homeowner really ran a new dedicated service. Here on PriusChat overheating has mostly been on an existing service with a GFCI in the bathroom installed in the 1960s. No one believes electrical safety applies to them. As I read the OP, perhaps Bosch has only sold 50.
Without question, foreign companies have had a much harder time with US regulators than their American counterparts. The result has either been their disappearance from the US market, or in the case of Toyota, they just come back stronger.
Whether it was the KGB or the county sheriff, they can always get you if they want: "everybody's always guilty of something."
