The 2006 Gem Nev has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 170 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 4 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM06V3690002006-09-28170 affected
Defect
ON CERTAIN LOW SPEED VEHICLES, THREE BOLTS ON THE BACK OF THE POWER SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION MODULE (PSDM) MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED PROPERLY WHICH COULD CAUSE A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER TO THE VEHICLE.
Consequence
A LOSS OF POWER WILL RENDER THE CAR INOPERATIVE AND, IF IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, CAN RENDER THE VEHICLE A ROAD HAZARD. ADDITIONALLY, LOSS OF HEADLAMP, TAIL LAMP OR TURN SIGNAL LAMP FUNCTIONS COULD LIMIT THE VEHICLE'S VISIBILITY TO OTHER DRIVERS, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE, AS NECESSARY, THE POWER SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION MODULE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GLOBAL ELECTRIC AT 1-888-871-4367.
Complaints by component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1
1fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
1
1fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
1
1fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
1
1fires
Total complaints4
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Global electric motorcar (gem) vehicles catch fire either when charging or while sitting idle and left unattended. I am involved with 5 fires, all dealing with property damage and know of 3 others that have taken place in the country over that past couple of years. *tr”
“Global electric motorcar (gem) vehicles catch fire either when charging or while sitting idle and left unattended. I am involved with 5 fires, all dealing with property damage and know of 3 others that have taken place in the country over that past couple of years. *tr”
“Global electric motorcar (gem) vehicles catch fire either when charging or while sitting idle and left unattended. I am involved with 5 fires, all dealing with property damage and know of 3 others that have taken place in the country over that past couple of years. *tr”
“Global electric motorcar (gem) vehicles catch fire either when charging or while sitting idle and left unattended. I am involved with 5 fires, all dealing with property damage and know of 3 others that have taken place in the country over that past couple of years. *tr”
Defect investigations
InvestigationDP22005 Opened 2023-01-27 · closed 2023-08-07
Pedestrian alert sounds
NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2006 Gem Nev as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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