NHTSA safety recall

Recall 12V011000

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner — Glaval, Glaval Bus · reported 13 Jan 2012 · 1,407 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

GLAVAL IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2007 TRANSIT BUSES BUILT ON FORD, GMC, CHEVROLET, AND FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS AND EQUIPPED WITH CARRIER GENV EM-1 EVAPORATOR UNITS. 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 A VEHICLE FIRE MAY OCCUR.

The fix

GLAVAL 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 JANUARY 14, 2012. (SEE CARRIER'S RECALL CAMPAIGN 11E-003.) OWNERS MAY CONTACT CARRIER AT 1-800-348-7440.

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
12V011000
Filed by
Glaval Bus Division
Report received
13 Jan 2012
Owners notified
14 Jan 2012
Potentially affected
1,407

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.

2006 Glaval Apollo 2007 Glaval Apollo 2006 Glaval Concorde Ii 2007 Glaval Concorde Ii 2006 Glaval Entourage 2007 Glaval Entourage 2006 Glaval Primetime 2007 Glaval Primetime 2008 Glaval Primetime 2009 Glaval Primetime 2010 Glaval Primetime 2011 Glaval Primetime 2006 Glaval Sport 2007 Glaval Sport 2008 Glaval Sport 2009 Glaval Sport 2010 Glaval Sport 2011 Glaval Sport 2006 Glaval Titan 2007 Glaval Titan 2008 Glaval Titan 2009 Glaval Titan 2010 Glaval Titan 2011 Glaval Titan 2006 Glaval Titan Ii 2007 Glaval Titan Ii 2008 Glaval Titan Ii 2009 Glaval Titan Ii 2010 Glaval Titan Ii 2011 Glaval Titan Ii 2006 Glaval Universal 2007 Glaval Universal 2008 Glaval Universal 2009 Glaval Universal 2010 Glaval Universal 2011 Glaval Universal 2008 Glaval Bus Apollo 2009 Glaval Bus Apollo 2010 Glaval Bus Apollo 2011 Glaval Bus Apollo 2008 Glaval Bus Concorde Ii 2009 Glaval Bus Concorde Ii 2010 Glaval Bus Concorde Ii 2011 Glaval Bus Concorde Ii 2008 Glaval Bus Entourage 2009 Glaval Bus Entourage 2010 Glaval Bus Entourage 2011 Glaval Bus Entourage

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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