Recall Detail

CHANCE / VS24 / 1980

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 28399 Vehicale/Equipment Name: CHANCE
Recalled Component Id: 000004756000055518000000253 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: VS24 Model Year: 1980
NHTSA Campaign Number: 86V063000 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:HEATER CORE Manufacturer That Filed Report: CHANCE COACH, INC.
Start date of Manufacturing: Jan, 01 1977 End date of Manufacturing: Jan, 01 1983
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 319
Date Owner Notified By MFR : May, 15 1986 Recall Initiator: MFR
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : CHANCE COACH, INC. Report Received Date: May, 15 1986
Record Creation date : May, 27 1986 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : Under certain conditions the plastic fan for the under floor heater could catch on fire due to the close proximity to the low speed resistor which generates enough heat to ignite the fan. consequence of defect: under certain conditions, this could result in a fire in the passenger compartment. Consequence Summary:
Corrective Summary : Remove the in line resistor and install two terminating wire end connectors to eliminate the potential fire hazard. Recall Notes: System: heater. vehicle description: 25 and 24 passenger city transit coaches with gvwr of22,000 to 24,000 lbs.
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