Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 12V452000

Equipment: electrical

Geo. Heiser Body Co., Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2012-09-12.

Recall campaignNHTSA 12V452000

Equipment: electrical

Component
Equipment: electrical
Manufacturer
Geo. Heiser Body Co., Inc.
Vehicles affected
28
Reported to NHTSA
2012-09-12
Owners notified
2012-10-25

Defect description

Geo. Heiser Body Company, Inc., (Geo. Heiser Body Company) is recalling certain model year 2006 International and 2010-2013 Fuso, Hino, International, Kenworth, and Peterbilt vehicles equipped with Sure Power battery separator devices. These devices may overheat.

Safety risk

Overheating of the battery separator can result in smoke and possible fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Geo. Heiser Body Company will notify owners and will replace the battery separators free of charge. The safety recall began on October 25, 2012. Owners may contact Geo. Heiser Body Company at 1-206-622-7985.

Notes

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

9 model years across 6 models.

ModelYears on record
FUSO FE1602012
HINO 2682012
INTERNATIONAL 43002012 2010 2006
KENWORTH T2702013
KENWORTH T2712013
PETERBILT 3372012 2011

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.