NHTSA campaign 04V479000 · Manufacturer campaign 20044
Nabi Recall 04V-479: NABI/ENGINE TURBOCHARGER
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 04V479000 (Manufacturer campaign 20044) was reported by NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. on October 6, 2004, with 210 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Nabi 40LFW for model years 1998–1999. Owners were notified on March 17, 2007, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V479000 (also written 04V-479 or 04V479)
- Filed by
- NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 20044
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 210 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine — Gasoline — Turbo/Supercharger
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V479000. 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
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As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V479000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH DETROIT DIESEL SERIES 50 ENGINES, THE TURBOCHARGER CAN FAIL ALLOWING LUBRICATING OIL TO ENTER THE EXHAUST SYSTEM.
Safety consequence
IN THE EVENT THE TURBOCHARGER FAILS, A FIRE MAY OCCUR IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE OR INJURIES.
Manufacturer remedy
DETROIT DIESEL IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE ENGINE AND INSTALL AN EXHAUST TEMPERATURE SENSOR TO PREVENT THE POSSIBILITY OF AN EXHAUST OR ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT DETROIT DIESEL CORPORATION AT 313-592-5791 OR NABI AT 1-256-831-4296.
Notes
NABI RECALL NO.20044.CUSTOMERS CAN 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 04V479000
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.