NHTSA Campaign 13V131000

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Issued by North American Bus Industries, Inc. · Reported Apr 10, 2013 · 1,179 vehicles affected

What's wrong

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.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
NABI 31LFW 2012 1,179
NABI 416 2008 1,179
NABI 416 2009 1,179
NABI 416 2010 1,179
NABI 416 2011 1,179
NABI 416 2012 1,179
NABI 416 2013 1,179

Source: NHTSA Campaign 13V131000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.