Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 09V410000

Equipment: appliance: air conditioner

STARTRANS BUS CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2009-10-19.

Recall campaignNHTSA 09V410000

Equipment: appliance: air conditioner

Component
Equipment: appliance: air conditioner
Manufacturer
STARTRANS BUS CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
182
Reported to NHTSA
2009-10-19
Owners notified
2009-11-04

Defect description

STARTRANS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2009 TRANSIT BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN AUGUST 9, 2006 AND JUNE 25, 2009, EQUIPPED WITH TRANS/AIR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS. EACH TRANS/AIR SYSTEM COMES WITH AN ELECTRICAL KIT AND EC PC BOARD WHICH IF IMPROPERLY INSTALLED COULD OVERHEAT.

Safety risk

OVERHEATING OF THE PC BOARD COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

STARTRANS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE BUSES WILL BE REPAIRED BY EITHER STARTRANS OR TRANS/AIR FREE OF CHARGE. PLEASE SEE TRANS/AIR'S DEFECT REPORT 09E-042. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 4, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TRANS/AIR WARRANTY AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT 1-800-673-2446 OR STARTRANS AT 1-574-642-0811.

Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Scope of coverage

9 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
STARTRANS Mfasb2006
STARTRANS Senator HD2009 2008 2007 2006
STARTRANS Senator II2009 2008 2007 2006

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.