NHTSA campaign 95E005001 · Equipment recall
BUS INDUSTRIES OF AMERICA Recall 95E005001: Fuel System, Other — Storage — Tank Assembly — Pressure Relief Devices
NHTSA recall 95E005001 is an equipment recall reported by BUS INDUSTRIES OF AMERICA on February 22, 1995, with 278 units potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Bus Industries Orion I, Bus Industries Orion II and Bus Industries Orion V for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later).
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
This is an equipment recall filed by BUS INDUSTRIES OF AMERICA: NHTSA's record names the vehicles below for it.
- NHTSA campaign
- 95E005001
- Filed by
- BUS INDUSTRIES OF AMERICA
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 278 units (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Other — Storage — Tank Assembly — Pressure Relief Devices
- Recall type
- Equipment recall
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 95E005001. 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.
Bus Industries
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As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 95E005001.
Defect description
PREMATURE OPENING OF THE THERMALLY ACTUATED PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES HAS OCCURRED WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, EXPELLING COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
Safety consequence
IF CNG WERE RELEASED TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND AN IGNITION SOURCE WERE PRESENT, A FIRE COULD RESULT.
Manufacturer remedy
MIRADA IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. IN THE INTERIM, BUS OPERATORS ARE REQUESTED TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS WHEN FUELING THESE VEHICLES: (1) FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE FUEL STATION SUPPLIER TO ENSURE THAT HEAT DOES NOT BUILD UP IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. (2) AFTER FUELING, STORE VEHICLES OUTSIDE. (3) BUSES SHOULD BE CHECKED FOR ANY ABNORMAL DROP IN THE FUEL PRESSURE BEFORE STARTING AFTER REFUELING. (4) TRANSIT BUSES IN SERVICE SHOULD HAVE THE PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE INSPECTED AND ALSO INSPECT THE RUBBER CAPS THAT ARE INSTALLED ON THE VENTING ARRANGEMENTS ON THE DEVICES. PLEASE CONTACT MIRADA AT 1-612-448-3686.
Notes
SYSTEM: FUEL; COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG); PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE/DEVICE. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: URBAN TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH CNG SYSTEMS THAT USE MIRADA PART NOS. B-51298-1 AND B-51300 (BUS INDUSTRIES NOS. 0540832465 AND 050832253) THERMALLY ACTUATED PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES. NOTE: IF YOUR VEHICLE IS PRESENTED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND THE REMEDY IS NOT PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME, CONTACT BUS INDUSTRIES AT 1-315-768-8101. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 95E005001
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.