Recall campaign · NHTSA 12V070000

Equipment: electrical

EXECUTIVE COACH BUILDERS filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2012-02-24.

Recall campaignNHTSA 12V070000

Equipment: electrical

Component: Equipment: electrical
Manufacturer: EXECUTIVE COACH BUILDERS
Vehicles affected: 19
Reported to NHTSA: 2012-02-24
Owners notified: 2012-02-14

Defect description

EXECUTIVE COACH IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010-2011 LINCOLN TOWN CAR LIMOUSINES AND MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2011 FORD BUS 550 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SURE POWER BATTERY SEPARATOR DEVICES, DUE TO OVERHEATING.

Safety risk

OVERHEATING OF THE BATTERY SEPARATOR CAN RESULT IN SMOKE AND POSSIBLE FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

EXECUTIVE COACH WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE BATTERY SEPARATORS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 14, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT EXECUTIVE COACH AT 888-322-9272.

Notes

EXECUTIVE COACH SAFETY RECALL NO. SP-011.CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Scope of coverage

4 model years across 2 models.

Model	Years on record
EXECUTIVE COACH BUS 550	2011 2009
EXECUTIVE COACH Limousine	2011 2010

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.