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Nabi 416 Recall 13V131: Electrical System

NHTSA campaign 13V131, reported April 10, 2013, 1,179 vehicles potentially affected.

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Official recall notice

Safety recall 13V131North American Bus Industries, Inc.
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Problem
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.
Risk
The overheating of the switch may lead to a fire or distract the driver and increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
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.

Affected vehicles

Nabi 31LFW2012
Nabi 416200820092010201120122013