NHTSA campaign 12V011000
Glaval and Glaval Bus Recall 12V-011: EVAPORATORS
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 12V011000 was reported by GLAVAL BUS DIVISION on January 13, 2012, with 1,407 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Glaval Primetime, Glaval Sport, Glaval Titan and more for model years 2006–2011. Owners were notified on January 14, 2012, 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 12V011000 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.
To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V011000 (also written 12V-011 or 12V011)
- Filed by
- GLAVAL BUS DIVISION
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,407 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Appliance — Air Conditioner
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Equipment Query EQ11-002 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Repair completion: 20.11% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 23, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V011000. 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.
Glaval
Glaval Apollo
Glaval Concorde II
Glaval Entourage
Glaval Primetime
Glaval Sport
Glaval Titan
Glaval Titan II
Glaval Universal
Glaval Bus
Glaval Bus Apollo
Glaval Bus Concorde II
Glaval Bus Entourage
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V011000.
Defect description
GLAVAL IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2007 TRANSIT BUSES BUILT ON FORD, GMC, CHEVROLET, AND FREIGHTLINER CHASSIS AND 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
GLAVAL 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 JANUARY 14, 2012. (SEE CARRIER'S RECALL CAMPAIGN 11E-003.) OWNERS MAY CONTACT CARRIER AT 1-800-348-7440.
Notes
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 12V011000
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.