Nabi Recall 13V131000: Electrical System

NHTSA recall 13V131000 · announced April 10, 2013 · filed by North American Bus Industries, Inc. · 1,179 units affected

The problem

North American Bus Industries (NABI) is recalling certain model year 2008-2013 416 and model year 2012 31LFW transit buses manufactured October 30, 2008, through April 3, 2013 and equipped with a four-position rotary defroster switch with ring terminals. The defroster switch may overheat and melt the dash.

The risk

The overheating of the switch may lead to a fire or distract the driver and increase the risk of a vehicle crash.

What to do

NABI will notify owners and will install relays to reduce the current flow. This will be done free of charge. Owners may contact NABI at 1-256-831-4296. NABI's campaign number is 20133.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 2012 Nabi 31lfw
• 2008 Nabi 416
• 2009 Nabi 416
• 2010 Nabi 416
• 2011 Nabi 416
• 2012 Nabi 416
• 2013 Nabi 416

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