NHTSA recall 13V131000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 13V131000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 20133 |
| Manufacturer | North American Bus Industries, Inc. |
| Reported | 2013-04-10 |
| Owners notified | 2013-06-25 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Units potentially affected | 1179 |
What is wrong
North American Bus Industries (NABI) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 416 and model year 2012 31LFW transit buses manufactured October 30, 2008, through April 3, 2013 and equipped with a four-position rotary defroster switch with ring terminals. The defroster switch may overheat and melt the dash.
What can happen
The overheating of the switch may lead to a fire or distract the driver and increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
The remedy
NABI will notify owners and will install relays to reduce the current flow. This will be done free of charge. Owners may contact NABI at 1-256-831-4296. NABI's campaign number is 20133.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2012 NABI 31LFW | Built 2008-10-30 to 2013-04-03. |
|---|---|
| 2008 NABI 416 | Built 2008-10-30 to 2013-04-03. |
| 2009 NABI 416 | Built 2008-10-30 to 2013-04-03. |
| 2010 NABI 416 | Built 2008-10-30 to 2013-04-03. |
| 2011 NABI 416 | Built 2008-10-30 to 2013-04-03. |
| 2012 NABI 416 | Built 2008-10-30 to 2013-04-03. |
| 2013 NABI 416 | Built 2008-10-30 to 2013-04-03. |
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