Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 11V227000

Equipment: appliance: air conditioner

STARTRANS BUS CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2011-04-11.

Recall campaignNHTSA 11V227000

Equipment: appliance: air conditioner

Component
Equipment: appliance: air conditioner
Manufacturer
STARTRANS BUS CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
2,130
Reported to NHTSA
2011-04-11
Owners notified
2011-04-18

Defect description

STARTRANS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2010 TRANSIT BUSES 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 A VEHICLE FIRE MAY OCCUR.

Manufacturer remedy

STARTRANS 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 APRIL 18, 2011. (SEE CARRIER'S RECALL CAMPAIGN 11E-003.) OWNERS MAY CONTACT CARRIER AT 1-800-793-4741 OR STARTRANS AT 1- 877-258-1391.

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

55 model years across 11 models.

ModelYears on record
STARTRANS Azure Hybrid2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
STARTRANS Canidate2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
STARTRANS Canidate II2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
STARTRANS E-LO2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
STARTRANS President2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
STARTRANS Senator2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
STARTRANS Senator HD2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
STARTRANS Senator II2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
STARTRANS Senator Tour Liner2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
STARTRANS Sentinel BUS2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
STARTRANS Trolley2010 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.