Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 04V479000

Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger

NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2004-10-06.

Recall campaignNHTSA 04V479000

Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger

Component
Engine and engine cooling: engine: gasoline: turbo/supercharger
Manufacturer
NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC.
Vehicles affected
210
Reported to NHTSA
2004-10-06
Owners notified
2007-03-17

Defect description

ON CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 50 ENGINES, THE TURBOCHARGER CAN FAIL ALLOWING LUBRICATING OIL TO ENTER THE EXHAUST SYSTEM.

Safety risk

IN THE EVENT THE TURBOCHARGER FAILS, A FIRE MAY OCCUR IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE OR INJURIES.

Manufacturer remedy

DETROIT DIESEL IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE ENGINE AND INSTALL AN EXHAUST TEMPERATURE SENSOR TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN EXHAUST OR ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DETROIT DIESEL CORPORATION AT 313-592-5791 OR NABI AT 1-256-831-4296.

Notes

NABI RECALL NO.20044.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
NABI 40LFW1999 1998

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.