NHTSA recall 13V457000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 13V457000 |
| Manufacturer's number | 20136 |
| Manufacturer | North American Bus Industries, Inc. |
| Reported | 2013-09-19 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Units potentially affected | 4061 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2015 quarter 1 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2015-04-30 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 4061 |
| Reported remedied | 3145 (77%) |
| Reported unreachable | 0 |
| Reported removed | 236 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2015 quarter 1, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
North American Bus Industries (NABI) is recalling certain model year 2000-2011 LFW, CLFW, BRT, 2007-2009 Blue Bird L4RE, and 2000-2009 Optima Opus transit buses equipped with Sure Power battery equalizers containing a particular epoxy sealing, aka 'potting', compound. The specific potting compound used in the subject products for insulation was found to be capable of conducting electricity after being exposed to heat.
What can happen
Once electrically conductive, the material is capable of melting and burning, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
NABI will notify owners, and dealers will replace the equalizers, free of charge. An interim letter was mailed to owners on January 27, 2014. Owners may contact NABI at 1-256-831-4296. NABI's recall number is 20136.
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.
| 2007 BLUE BIRD L4RE | Built 2007-07-01 to 2009-10-31. |
|---|---|
| 2008 BLUE BIRD L4RE | Built 2007-07-01 to 2009-10-31. |
| 2009 BLUE BIRD L4RE | Built 2007-07-01 to 2009-10-31. |
| 2000 NABI BRT | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2001 NABI BRT | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2002 NABI BRT | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2003 NABI BRT | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2004 NABI BRT | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2005 NABI BRT | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2006 NABI BRT | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2007 NABI BRT | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2008 NABI BRT | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2009 NABI BRT | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2010 NABI BRT | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2011 NABI BRT | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2000 NABI CLFW | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2001 NABI CLFW | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2002 NABI CLFW | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2003 NABI CLFW | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2004 NABI CLFW | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2005 NABI CLFW | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2006 NABI CLFW | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2007 NABI CLFW | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2008 NABI CLFW | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2009 NABI CLFW | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2010 NABI CLFW | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2011 NABI CLFW | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2000 NABI LFW | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2001 NABI LFW | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2002 NABI LFW | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2003 NABI LFW | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2004 NABI LFW | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2005 NABI LFW | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2006 NABI LFW | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2007 NABI LFW | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2008 NABI LFW | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2009 NABI LFW | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2010 NABI LFW | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2011 NABI LFW | Built 2000-01-01 to 2011-12-31. |
| 2000 OPTIMA OPUS | Built 2000-01-01 to 2009-12-31. |
| 2001 OPTIMA OPUS | Built 2000-01-01 to 2009-12-31. |
| 2002 OPTIMA OPUS | Built 2000-01-01 to 2009-12-31. |
| 2003 OPTIMA OPUS | Built 2000-01-01 to 2009-12-31. |
| 2004 OPTIMA OPUS | Built 2000-01-01 to 2009-12-31. |
| 2005 OPTIMA OPUS | Built 2000-01-01 to 2009-12-31. |
| 2006 OPTIMA OPUS | Built 2000-01-01 to 2009-12-31. |
| 2007 OPTIMA OPUS | Built 2000-01-01 to 2009-12-31. |
| 2008 OPTIMA OPUS | Built 2000-01-01 to 2009-12-31. |
| 2009 OPTIMA OPUS | Built 2000-01-01 to 2009-12-31. |
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