| NHTSA Record Id: 6442 |
Vehicale/Equipment Name: TRANSAIR |
| Recalled Component Id: 000011592000079665000000342 |
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| Model Name: 301362 |
Model Year: 9999 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 00E054000 |
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| Component Name: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER |
Manufacturer That Filed Report: TRANS/AIR MANUFACTURING CORP. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Oct, 27 1997 |
End date of Manufacturing: Sep, 07 2000 |
| Report For : E |
Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 20281 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : Oct, 23 2000 |
Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Trans-Air Manufacturing Corp. |
Report Received Date: Sep, 14 2000 |
| Record Creation date : Sep, 25 2000 |
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| Defect Summary : Equipment description: aftermarket air conditioning condensers installed on school and transit buses manufactured between october 27, 1997 and september 7, 2000. part nos. 301250, 301297, 301309, 301362, 301364, 301298, 301482, 301362-02, 301440, 301387, and 301379. defective circuit breaker. these circuit breakers are auto reset type and could provide a source of ignition if they fail in the closed position. |
Consequence Summary: A breaker failing in the closed position could result in the wires of the fan overheating possibly resulting in a fire. |
| Corrective Summary : Owner are being instructed to contact trans/air for a free retrofit kit to change the breakers to fuses. |
Recall Notes: Owner notification began october 23, 2000.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact trans/air's warranty and service department at 1-800-673-2446. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). |
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