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OFFICIAL NHTSA RECALL

13V457000

Electrical System

Reported Sep 19, 2013 · North American Bus Industries, Inc.

Summary

North American Bus Industries (NABI) is recalling certain model year 2000-2011 LFW, CLFW, BRT, 2007-2009 Blue Bird L4RE, and 2000-2009 Optima Opus transit buses equipped with Sure Power battery equalizers containing a particular epoxy sealing, aka 'potting', compound. The specific potting compound used in the subject products for insulation was found to be capable of conducting electricity after being exposed to heat.

Consequence

Once electrically conductive, the material is capable of melting and burning, increasing the risk of a fire.

Remedy

NABI will notify owners, and dealers will replace the equalizers, free of charge. An interim letter was mailed to owners on January 27, 2014. Owners may contact NABI at 1-256-831-4296. NABI's recall number is 20136.

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.

This campaign page uses the representative official campaign record. Applicability-specific source variants appear on the linked vehicle pages. Recall counts refer to campaigns, not affected vehicles.

Vehicle entries in this campaign

2011 Nabi Brt2011 Nabi Lfw2011 Nabi Clfw2010 Nabi Clfw2010 Nabi Brt2010 Nabi Lfw2009 Optima Opus2009 Blue Bird L4RE2009 Nabi Clfw2009 Nabi Lfw2009 Nabi Brt2008 Nabi Lfw2008 Nabi Clfw2008 Nabi Brt2008 Blue Bird L4RE2008 Optima Opus2007 Nabi Lfw2007 Optima Opus2007 Nabi Clfw2007 Blue Bird L4RE2007 Nabi Brt2006 Nabi Brt2006 Nabi Lfw2006 Nabi Clfw2006 Optima Opus2005 Nabi Lfw2005 Nabi Clfw2005 Nabi Brt2005 Optima Opus2004 Nabi Clfw

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This is model-level recall history. It does not confirm whether a particular VIN is affected or has received the repair. Check with NHTSA ↗