# 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.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 2012 NABI 31LFW. Built 2008\-10\-30 to 2013\-04\-03.
- [2008 NABI 416](/makes/nabi/416/2008/recalls.md). Built 2008\-10\-30 to 2013\-04\-03.
- [2009 NABI 416](/makes/nabi/416/2009/recalls.md). Built 2008\-10\-30 to 2013\-04\-03.
- [2010 NABI 416](/makes/nabi/416/2010/recalls.md). Built 2008\-10\-30 to 2013\-04\-03.
- [2011 NABI 416](/makes/nabi/416/2011/recalls.md). Built 2008\-10\-30 to 2013\-04\-03.
- [2012 NABI 416](/makes/nabi/416/2012/recalls.md). Built 2008\-10\-30 to 2013\-04\-03.
- [2013 NABI 416](/makes/nabi/416/2013/recalls.md). Built 2008\-10\-30 to 2013\-04\-03.

## 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)

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