# NHTSA recall 12V452000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 12V452000
- Manufacturer: Geo. Heiser Body Co., Inc.
- Reported: 2012\-09\-12
- Owners notified: 2012\-10\-25
- Component: EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
- Units potentially affected: 28

## What is wrong

Geo. Heiser Body Company, Inc., \(Geo. Heiser Body Company\) is recalling certain model year 2006 International and 2010\-2013 Fuso, Hino, International, Kenworth, and Peterbilt vehicles equipped with Sure Power battery separator devices.  These devices may overheat.


## What can happen

Overheating of the battery separator can result in smoke and possible fire.


## The remedy

Geo. Heiser Body Company will notify owners and will replace the battery separators free of charge.  The safety recall began on October 25, 2012.  Owners may contact Geo. Heiser Body Company at 1\-206\-622\-7985.


## Notes

Customers may contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY: 1\-800\-424\-9153\); or go to http://www.safercar.gov.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 2012 FUSO FE160
- 2012 HINO 268
- [2006 INTERNATIONAL 4300](/makes/international/4300/2006/recalls.md)
- [2010 INTERNATIONAL 4300](/makes/international/4300/2010/recalls.md)
- [2012 INTERNATIONAL 4300](/makes/international/4300/2012/recalls.md)
- 2013 KENWORTH T270
- 2013 KENWORTH T271
- [2011 PETERBILT 337](/makes/peterbilt/337/2011/recalls.md)
- [2012 PETERBILT 337](/makes/peterbilt/337/2012/recalls.md)

## Investigated as EQ12001

This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.

- EQ12001: Equipment query, opened 2012\-02\-01, closed 2012\-12\-10. Sure Power Battery Separator Fires. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL.

From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/12V452000/investigations](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/12V452000/investigations)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [IK1201241](/bulletins/10208432.md), 2022-03-02, Service bulletin
- [IK0800351](/bulletins/10208431.md), 2022-03-02, Service bulletin
- [IK1201299](/bulletins/10201758.md), 2021-10-02, Service bulletin
- [02\-160](/bulletins/10188550.md), 2021-03-10, Service bulletin
- [116\-1](/bulletins/10186168.md), 2021-02-01, Service bulletin
- [IK1201241](/bulletins/10185108.md), 2021-01-05, Service bulletin
- [IK1600233](/bulletins/10181960.md), 2020-11-02, Service bulletin
- [IK1400005](/bulletins/10179294.md), 2020-09-02, Service bulletin
- [IK0800284](/bulletins/10177870.md), 2020-08-04, Service bulletin
- [18PBB](/bulletins/10174764.md), 2020-05-06, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

JSON: [/v1/recalls/nhtsa/12V452000](/v1/recalls/nhtsa/12V452000)

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