Trans/Air recall: Equipment
What is wrong
Trans/air is recalling certain ta73 evaporators, p/nos. 2021173, 2021174, 2021257, 2021257, and 2021515, produced from august 2, 1999 through may 15, 2007. These evaporators were sold as aftermarket equipment and installed as original equipment in school and transit type commercial buses. It is possible to install the unit incorrectly, causing a short of the "low to medium speed" wire to ground.
What could happen
A short could result in unit overheating which could possibly result is a fire.
The fix
Trans/air will notify owners of record and dealers will repair the vehicles free of charge. The safety recall began on september 17, 2010. Owners may contact their vehicle manufacturer or transair warrnaty and service center at 1-800-673-2446.
Vehicles covered
- Trans/Air Ta73
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 10E028000
- Type
- Equipment
- Filed by
- Trans/Air Manufacturing Corp.
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jul 6, 2010
- Owners notified
- Sep 17, 2010
- Vehicles or items affected
- 15,091
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Aug 2, 1999 to Jul 31, 2007
- Part
- Equipment
- Maker's own recall number
- 10-001
Notes
Trans/air's recall campaign number is 10-001.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 http://www.safercar.gov .
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.