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NHTSA campaign 11V222000 · Manufacturer campaign FL-604

Thomas Built Buses Recall 11V-222: GEN EM-1 EVAPORATORS/CARRIER

NHTSA recall 11V222000 (Manufacturer campaign FL-604) was reported by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA on April 6, 2011, with 6,831 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Thomas Built Buses FS-65, Thomas Built Buses Minotour, Thomas Built Buses MVP-EF and more for model years 2006–2011. Owners were notified on May 20, 2011, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 11V222000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
11V222000 (also written 11V-222 or 11V222)
Filed by
DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
Manufacturer campaign number
FL-604
Report received
Potentially affected
6,831 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Equipment — Appliance — Air Conditioner
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 11V222000. 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.

Thomas Built Buses

  • Thomas Built Buses FS-65

  • Thomas Built Buses Minotour

  • Thomas Built Buses MVP-EF

  • Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2

  • Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner HDX

All Thomas Built Buses recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 11V222000.

Defect description

DAIMLER TRUCKS (DTNA) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2011 SAF-T-LINER C2, SAF-T-LINER HDX, MVP-EF, FS-65, AND MINOTOR SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 2, 2006, THROUGH JANUARY 31, 2011, 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.

Safety consequence

IF SUFFICIENT ARCING OCCURS, THE FUSE HOLDER MAY MELT, AND A VEHICLE FIRE MAY OCCUR.

Manufacturer remedy

DTNA 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 MAY 20, 2011. (SEE CARRIER'S RECALL CAMPAIGN 11E-003.) OWNERS MAY CONTACT CARRIER AT 1-800-793-4741 OR DTNA AT 1-800-547-0712.

Notes

DTNA'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS FL-604.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> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 11V222000

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.