Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 12V011000

Equipment: appliance: air conditioner

GLAVAL BUS DIVISION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2012-01-13.

Recall campaignNHTSA 12V011000

Equipment: appliance: air conditioner

Component
Equipment: appliance: air conditioner
Manufacturer
GLAVAL BUS DIVISION
Vehicles affected
1,407
Reported to NHTSA
2012-01-13
Owners notified
2012-01-14

Defect description

GLAVAL IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2007 TRANSIT BUSES BUILT ON FORD, GMC, CHEVROLET, AND FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS 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 A VEHICLE FIRE MAY OCCUR.

Manufacturer remedy

GLAVAL 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 JANUARY 14, 2012. (SEE CARRIER'S RECALL CAMPAIGN 11E-003.) OWNERS MAY CONTACT CARRIER AT 1-800-348-7440.

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

48 model years across 11 models.

ModelYears on record
GLAVAL Apollo2007 2006
GLAVAL Concorde II2007 2006
GLAVAL Entourage2007 2006
GLAVAL Primetime2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
GLAVAL Sport2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
GLAVAL Titan2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
GLAVAL Titan II2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
GLAVAL Universal2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006
GLAVAL BUS Apollo2011 2010 2009 2008
GLAVAL BUS Concorde II2011 2010 2009 2008
GLAVAL BUS Entourage2011 2010 2009 2008

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.