Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 13V131000

Electrical system

North American Bus Industries, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2013-04-10.

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V131000

Electrical system

Component
Electrical system
Manufacturer
North American Bus Industries, Inc.
Vehicles affected
1,179
Reported to NHTSA
2013-04-10
Owners notified
2013-06-25

Defect description

North American Bus Industries (NABI) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 416 and model year 2012 31LFW transit buses manufactured October 30, 2008, through April 3, 2013 and equipped with a four-position rotary defroster switch with ring terminals. The defroster switch may overheat and melt the dash.

Safety risk

The overheating of the switch may lead to a fire or distract the driver and increase the risk of a vehicle crash.

Manufacturer remedy

NABI will notify owners and will install relays to reduce the current flow. This will be done free of charge. Owners may contact NABI at 1-256-831-4296. NABI's campaign number is 20133.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

7 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
NABI 31LFW2012
NABI 4162013 2012 2011 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.