NHTSA Campaign 09V426000

EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

Issued by CHAMPION BUS, INC. · Reported Oct 29, 2009 · 6 vehicles affected

What's wrong

CHAMPION BUS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 TRANSIT BUSES 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

CHAMPION BUS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS TO CONTACT AN AUTHORIZED CARRIER DEALER TO OBTAIN THE REMEDY FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE ALSO SEE CARRIER'S DEFECT REPORT 09E-055. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 30, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CARRIER AT 1-800-673-2431 OR CHAMPION BUS AT 1-810-724-6474.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
CHAMPION CHALLENGER 2009 6
CHAMPION CRUSADER 2009 6
CHAMPION DEFENDER 2009 6
CHAMPION EZ-TRANS 2010 6

Source: NHTSA Campaign 09V426000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.