Service bulletin SB1358A
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10084371 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2016-11-17 |
| Manufacturer's number | SB1358A |
| Manufacturer's date | 2016-07-20 |
| NHTSA component | EXTERIOR LIGHTING |
NHTSA's summary
SERVICE INFORMATION: CONDENSATION IN EXTERIOR-LIGHTING LAMP HOUSINGS: VAN HOOL REGULARLY RECEIVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE PRESENCE OF CONDENSATE IN EXTERIOR-LIGHTING LAMP HOUSINGS. THIS SERVICE BULLETIN EXPLAINS THIS NORMAL PHYSICAL PHENOMENON. EACH LAMP HOUSING CONTAINS A QUANTITY OF "TRAPPED" AIR. THIS AIR CONTAINS WATER THAT IN HUMID OPERATING CONDITIONS OR SUDDEN VARIATIONS IN TEMPERATURE (E.G.: AFTER CLEANING IN THE WASHING BAY) CAN CONDENSE IN THE LAMP HOUSING. THE CONDENSATE PRESENTS ITSELF IN THE FORM OF MIST OR SMALL DROPS OF WATER THAT SETTLE ON THE COLDEST PART OF THE HOUSING. MOST OF THE TIME, THE PHENOMENON OCCURS WHEN DRIVEN THROUGH RAIN FOR A LONG TIME OR STORED FOR A LONG TIME AT LOW TEMPERATURE. NORMALLY, THE CONDENSATE DISAPPEARS AFTER SOME TIME WHEN THE VEHICLE IS USED IN DRY SURROUNDINGS.
The document
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Components
Lighting
| VAN HOOL VAN HOOL |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.