Equipment:appliance:air Conditioner

NHTSA recall 09V252000 · announced July 3, 2009 · filed by Elkhart Coach · 5 units affected

The problem

ELKHART COACH IS RECALLING 5 MY 2008 AND 2009 ECI AND ECII COMMERCIAL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 26 AND NOVENBER 17, 2008, EQUIPPED WITH K410 AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER ASSEMBLIES SUPPLIED BY CARRIER. THE K410 UNIT IS INSTALLED ON THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE AND ITS COVER MAY NOT BE PROPERLY FASTENED BECAUSE OF A MECHANICAL INTERFERENCE.

The risk

IF THE COVER FASTENERS FAIL TO SECURELY FASTEN THE COVER IN PLACE, IT MAY BECOME DETACHED DURING BUS OPERATION, POSSIBLY CAUSING A CRASH OR CAUSE INJURY TO PEDESTRIANS.

What to do

ELKHART COACH WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND CARRIER WILL PROVIDE A FREE RETROFIT REPAIR KIT TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 14, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CARRIER AT 1-800-673-2431 OR ELKHART COACH AT 1-574-264-5179.

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> .

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 2008 Elkhart Eci
• 2009 Elkhart Eci
• 2008 Elkhart Ecii
• 2009 Elkhart Ecii

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.