NHTSA safety recall

Recall 11V581000

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner — Kingmor · reported 8 Dec 2011 · 850 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

KINGMOR SUPPLY INC. (KINGMOR) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2001 THROUGH 2012 IC RE, FE, AND CE SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH CARRIER GENV EM-1 EVAPORATOR UNITS (EM-1) MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 1, 2006 THROUGH DECEMBER 2010, CONTAINING A DELPHI PACK-CON III FUSE HOLDER IN AN ALLIED MOTION MOTOR ASSEMBLY; EM-1 UNIT PART NUMBERS 77-62112-XX AND 77-62512-XX, STARTING WITH SERIAL NUMBER KNT90890232 TO SERIAL NUMBER NNE91230058, DUE TO TIME, TEMPERATURE, AND/OR VIBRATION, THE FUSE MAY LOOSEN IN THE FUSE HOLDER RESULTING IN HIGH RESISTANCE AND ARCING.

The risk

IF SUFFICIENT ARCING OCCURS, THE FUSE HOLDER MAY MELT, AND MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY FLAME, SMOKE AND POTENTIAL FIRE.

The fix

KINGMOR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ON HOW TO OBTAIN THE RETROFIT KIT FROM CARRIER ALONG WITH REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 21, 2012. (SEE CARRIER'S RECALL CAMPAIGN 11E-003.) OWNERS MAY CONTACT CARRIER AT 1-800-793-4741 OR KINGMOR AT 1-540-433-0073.

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> .

NHTSA campaign
11V581000
Filed by
Kingmor Supply, Inc.
Report received
8 Dec 2011
Owners notified
21 Feb 2012
Potentially affected
850

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2004 Kingmor Cesb 2005 Kingmor Cesb 2006 Kingmor Cesb 2007 Kingmor Cesb 2008 Kingmor Cesb 2009 Kingmor Cesb 2010 Kingmor Cesb 2011 Kingmor Cesb 2012 Kingmor Cesb 2001 Kingmor Fesb 2002 Kingmor Fesb 2003 Kingmor Fesb 2004 Kingmor Fesb 2005 Kingmor Fesb 2006 Kingmor Fesb 2007 Kingmor Fesb 2008 Kingmor Fesb 2009 Kingmor Fesb 2010 Kingmor Fesb 2011 Kingmor Fesb 2007 Kingmor Resb 2008 Kingmor Resb 2009 Kingmor Resb 2010 Kingmor Resb 2011 Kingmor Resb 2012 Kingmor Resb

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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