NHTSA campaign 08V434000 · Manufacturer campaign 2008-3
NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. Recall 08V-434: CRACKED FUEL PUMP OUTLET PLUG/CATERPILLAR
NHTSA recall 08V434000 (Manufacturer campaign 2008-3) was reported by NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. on August 26, 2008, with 15 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Blue Bird C4RE, Blue Bird L4RE and Nabi 40LFW for model years 2007–2008. Owners were notified on September 30, 2008, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 08V434000 (also written 08V-434 or 08V434)
- Filed by
- NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 2008-3
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 15 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Engine and Engine Cooling — Engine — Diesel
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V434000. 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.
Blue Bird
Blue Bird C4RE
Blue Bird L4RE
Nabi
Nabi 40LFW
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V434000.
Defect description
NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES (NABI) IS RECALLING 15 MY 2007-2008 BLUE-BIRD L4RE AND C4RE TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH C7 OR C9 CATERPILLAR DIESEL ENGINES. THE FUEL PUMP OUTLET CHECK PLUG MAY BE CRACKED WHICH COULD CAUSE FUEL TO SPRAY AND LEAK.
Safety consequence
FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
NABI IS WORKING WITH CATERPILLAR (PLEASE SEE 08E042). CATERPILLAR WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP PLUG FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CATERPILLAR AT 1-800-447-4986, OR NABI AT 1-888-391-1777.
Notes
NABI RECALL NO. 2008-3.CUSTOMERS 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 HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 08V434000
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.