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NHTSA Campaign 09V401000

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

Issued by TRANS TECH BUS · Reported Oct 13, 2009 · 10 vehicles affected

What's wrong

TRANS TECH IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 AND 2009 SCHOOL AND ACTIVITY BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2007 AND DECEMBER 2008, EQUIPPED WITH CARRIER K410 ROOFTOP CONDENSERS. INADEQUATE OVERCURRENT PROTECTION OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FANS IN THE K410 CONDENSER MAY CAUSE OVERHEATING OF THE FAN'S WIRES.

Consequence

OVERHEATING OF THE CONDENSER UNIT WIRES COULD RESULT IN A FIRE CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.

Remedy

TRANS TECH WILL NOTIFY OWNERS TO CONTACT AN AUTHORIZED CARRIER DEALER TO OBTAIN THE REMEDY. PLEASE ALSO SEE CARRIER'S DEFECT REPORT 09E-055. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 7, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CARRIER AT 1-800-673-2431 OR TRANS TECH BUS CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-845-988-2333.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
TRANS TECH SCHOOL BUS 2008 10
TRANS TECH SCHOOL BUS 2009 10

Source: NHTSA Campaign 09V401000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.