NHTSA Campaign 09E055000

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

Issued by CARRIER CORPORATION · Reported Sep 24, 2009 · 580 vehicles affected

What's wrong

CARRIER IS RECALLING CERTAIN K410 ROOFTOP CONDENSER ASSEMBLIES, P/NOS. 77-62198-00, 77-62198-98, AND 77-62198-99, PRODUCED AFTER MAY 2008, SOLD AND INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON VARIOUS BUSES. THESE K410 UNITS MAY HAVE INADEQUATE ELECTRICAL CURRENT PROTECTION. ONE OR MORE OF THE FANS MAY FAIL CAUSING OVERHEATING OF THE FAN'S WIRES.

Consequence

OVERHEATING OF THE CONDENSER UNIT COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Remedy

EACH VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WILL FILE A DEFECT REPORT AND REMEDY PLAN FOR THEIR VEHICLES WHICH INCLUDED THESE ROOFTOP AIR CONDITIONERS AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. CARRIER IS WORKING WITH THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURES TO IDENTIFY BUSES THAT MAY CONTAIN THE DEFECT. THE AFFECTED BUSES WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 18, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THEIR VEHICLE MANUFACTURER OR CARRIER AT 1-800-673-2431.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
CARRIER K410 580

Source: NHTSA Campaign 09E055000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.