Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 11V099000

Equipment: appliance: air conditioner

DIAMOND COACH CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2011-02-14.

Recall campaignNHTSA 11V099000

Equipment: appliance: air conditioner

Component
Equipment: appliance: air conditioner
Manufacturer
DIAMOND COACH CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
1,320
Reported to NHTSA
2011-02-14
Owners notified
2011-02-24

Defect description

DIAMOND COACH IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006-2010 BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 1, 2006 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2010, AND EQUIPPED WITH CARRIER GENV EM-1 EVAPORATOR UNITS. DUE TO TIME, TEMPERATURE, AND/OR VIBRATION, THE FUSE MAY LOOSEN IN THE FUSE HOLDER RESULTING IN HIGH RESISTANCE AND ARCING.

Safety risk

IF SUFFICIENT ARCING OCCURS, THE FUSE HOLDER MAY MELT, AND MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY FLAME, SMOKE AND POTENTIAL FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DIAMOND COACH WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ON HOW TO OBTAIN THE RETROFIT KIT FROM CARRIER ALONG WITH REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 24, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CARRIER HOTLINE AT 1-800-793-4741.

Notes

DIAMOND SAFETY RECALL NO. CAR-11-1.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

20 model years across 4 models.

ModelYears on record
DIAMOND COACH IBD2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
DIAMOND COACH PS2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
DIAMOND COACH PT2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
DIAMOND COACH VIP2010 2009 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.