{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"13V131000","date":"2013-04-10","owner_notified":"2013-06-25","manufacturer":"North American Bus Industries, Inc.","component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"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.","consequence":"The overheating of the switch may lead to a fire or distract the driver and increase the risk of a vehicle crash.","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.","mfr_campaign":"20133","part_number":null,"units":1179,"completion":null,"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2012,"make":"NABI","model":"31LFW","vehicle_id":null,"match":null,"built_from":"2008-10-30","built_to":"2013-04-03"},{"year":2008,"make":"NABI","model":"416","vehicle_id":"2008_nabi_416","match":"exact","built_from":"2008-10-30","built_to":"2013-04-03"},{"year":2009,"make":"NABI","model":"416","vehicle_id":"2009_nabi_416","match":"exact","built_from":"2008-10-30","built_to":"2013-04-03"},{"year":2010,"make":"NABI","model":"416","vehicle_id":"2010_nabi_416","match":"exact","built_from":"2008-10-30","built_to":"2013-04-03"},{"year":2011,"make":"NABI","model":"416","vehicle_id":"2011_nabi_416","match":"exact","built_from":"2008-10-30","built_to":"2013-04-03"},{"year":2012,"make":"NABI","model":"416","vehicle_id":"2012_nabi_416","match":"exact","built_from":"2008-10-30","built_to":"2013-04-03"},{"year":2013,"make":"NABI","model":"416","vehicle_id":"2013_nabi_416","match":"exact","built_from":"2008-10-30","built_to":"2013-04-03"}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/13V131000"}