NHTSA safety recall

Recall 83V083000

Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v Battery › Cables — Chance · reported 1 Sep 1983 · 83 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

BATTERY CABLES MAY RUB AGAINST BRACKETS OR OTHER METAL COMPONENTS CAUSING THE POSSIBILITY OF ELECTRICAL SHORTS. THIS MAY BE DUE TO MISSING TIE-DOWN CLAMPS, INCORRECT ROUTING OF BATTERY CABLES, OR LACK OF PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE.

The fix

ALL DAMAGED OR WORN CABLES WILL BE REPLACED, CABLE ROUTING WILL BE CORRECTED AND CABLES WILL BE COVERED WITH FLEXGUARD TO PREVENT WEAR.

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT BUSES.SYSTEM: ELECTRICAL; BATTERY CABLES.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: ELECTRICAL SHORTS COULD CAUSE A FIRE IN THE VEHICLE,WITH RESULTING PERSONAL INJURY TO PASSENGERS.

NHTSA campaign
83V083000
Filed by
Chance Coach, Inc.
Report received
1 Sep 1983
Owners notified
23 Aug 1983
Potentially affected
83

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.

1977 Chance Amtv-pu 1978 Chance Amtv-pu 1979 Chance Amtv-pu 1980 Chance Amtv-pu 1981 Chance Amtv-pu 1977 Chance Rt50 1978 Chance Rt50 1979 Chance Rt50 1980 Chance Rt50 1981 Chance Rt50

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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