Recall Register

Sears: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 2 equipment recall campaigns for Sears. NHTSA received the reports from 1991 to 1999. The campaigns have 123,580 units in total. The newest campaign is 99E032000. NHTSA received the report on 14 Sep 1999.

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The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.

NHTSA recall file through .

Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 123,580 units in total.

  1. 99E032000Received . 50,495 units.

    Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Equipment description: automotive starting, lighting and ignition batteries sold to sears, roebuck and company under the diehard trademark. Cracking occurs in the internal portion of the positive or negative post on the outside top surface of the terminal.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This condition can cause a no-start condition. Under some circumstances, without warning, a cracking of the battery cover could occur and acid would be sprayed.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Sears will inspect the batteries and if the battery is affected by the defect, a replacement battery will be provided.

    Products named: Sears 37025; Sears 31225; Sears 37125; Sears 31525; Sears 31425; Sears 31325; Sears 37135; Sears 31435; Sears 31235; Sears 37035; Sears 31535; Sears 31335.

    Report filed by JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 91E038000Received . 73,085 units.

    Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    A manufacturing flaw in the top terminal may cause cracking of the battery case.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The cracked battery case can result in acid leakage andpossible spraying of acid without prior warning.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Because of the nature of the battery problem, return the vehicle to the sears automotive center for battery replacement.

    Products named: Sears Battery.

    Report filed by JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Counts

Sears equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 1991, with 1 campaign.

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

  • 312251
  • 312351
  • 313251
  • 313351
  • 314251
  • 314351
  • 315251
  • 315351
  • 370251
  • 370351
  • 371251
  • 371351
  • Battery1

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. Sears: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/sears/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC..

The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which Sears products do the campaigns name?
The NHTSA records have 13 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: 31225
How many units does a Sears equipment campaign have?
The median Sears campaign has 73,085 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the Sears campaigns name most often?
Electrical System, in 2 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.