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NHTSA campaign 12V452000

Geo. Heiser Body Co., Inc. Recall 12V-452: Sure Power Battery Separators overheating

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 12V452000 was reported by Geo. Heiser Body Co., Inc. on September 12, 2012, with 28 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the International 4300, Peterbilt 337, Fuso FE160 and more for model years 2006, 2010–2013. Owners were notified on October 25, 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 12V452000 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
12V452000 (also written 12V-452 or 12V452)
Filed by
Geo. Heiser Body Co., Inc.
Report received
Potentially affected
28 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Equipment — Electrical
Owners notified
NHTSA investigation
Equipment Query EQ12-001 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V452000. 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.

Fuso

All Fuso recalls

Hino

All Hino recalls

International

All International recalls

Kenworth

All Kenworth recalls

Peterbilt

All Peterbilt recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V452000.

Defect description

Geo. Heiser Body Company, Inc., (Geo. Heiser Body Company) is recalling certain model year 2006 International and 2010-2013 Fuso, Hino, International, Kenworth, and Peterbilt vehicles equipped with Sure Power battery separator devices. These devices may overheat.

Safety consequence

Overheating of the battery separator can result in smoke and possible fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Geo. Heiser Body Company will notify owners and will replace the battery separators free of charge. The safety recall began on October 25, 2012. Owners may contact Geo. Heiser Body Company at 1-206-622-7985.

Notes

Customers may 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 12V452000

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.