NHTSA campaign 01V033001

Nabi Recall 01V033001: NABI/VANNER BATTERY EQUALIZER

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 01V033001 was reported by NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES on February 7, 2001, with 911 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Nabi Transit Bus for model years 1998–1999. Owners were notified on March 1, 2001, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 01V033001
Filed by: NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES
Report received: February 7, 2001
Potentially affected: 911 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electrical System — 12V/24V/48V Battery
Owners notified: March 1, 2001

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 01V033001. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Nabi

Nabi Transit Bus
- 1998, 1999 · Vehicles built January 1, 1998 – August 1, 1999 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 01V033001.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH VANNER 60 SERIES BATTERY EQUALIZERS. THE EQUALIZER COULD FAIL TO OPERATE PROPERLY AND CAUSE MALFUNCTION OF THE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM.

Safety consequence

WITHOUT FUSING, THE EQUALIZER MAY MELT, BURN, OR SMOKE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE OR A SMOKE FILLED BUS, THUS NECESSITATING A PASSENGER EVACUATION OF THE BUS. THE FAILURE MODE CAN CAUSE OPERATOR DISTRACTION, AND/OR POSSIBLE PERSONAL INJURY.

Manufacturer remedy

NABI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS TO INSPECT THEIR BUSES FOR CERTAIN EQUALIZERS BY THE DATE CODE. THE AFFECTED EQUALIZERS WILL BE REPLACED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 1, 2001. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT NABI AT 1-256-831-4296 OR VANNER AT 1-800-227-6937.

Notes

ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 01V033001

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.