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Trans Tech School Bus Recall 09V401: Equipment:Appliance:Air Conditioner

NHTSA campaign 09V401, reported October 13, 2009, 10 vehicles potentially affected.

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Official recall notice

Safety recall 09V401TRANS TECH BUS
Component
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
Problem
TRANS TECH IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 AND 2009 SCHOOL AND ACTIVITY BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2007 AND DECEMBER 2008, EQUIPPED WITH CARRIER K410 ROOFTOP CONDENSERS. INADEQUATE OVERCURRENT PROTECTION OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FANS IN THE K410 CONDENSER MAY CAUSE OVERHEATING OF THE FAN'S WIRES.
Risk
OVERHEATING OF THE CONDENSER UNIT WIRES COULD RESULT IN A FIRE CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.
Remedy
TRANS TECH WILL NOTIFY OWNERS TO CONTACT AN AUTHORIZED CARRIER DEALER TO OBTAIN THE REMEDY. PLEASE ALSO SEE CARRIER'S DEFECT REPORT 09E-055. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 7, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CARRIER AT 1-800-673-2431 OR TRANS TECH BUS CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-845-988-2333.
Notes
OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Affected vehicles

Trans Tech School Bus20082009