Aasv recall: Electrical system
What is wrong
All american specialty vehicles is recalling certain model year 2009 and 2010 spirit of mobility transit buses manufactured from january 1, 2009, through april 11, 2010, and equipped with penn tex 200 amp alternators. These vehicles have the positive cable from the rear of the alternator routed over the transmission dipstick tube to the positive battery terminal and can become pinched between the blower motor housing and the transmission dipstick tube. The pinching may cause the cables protective convolute and insulation to wear through to the wire. This cable is always "hot" (carrying electrical current).
What could happen
An exposed cable carrying electrical current could generate sufficient heat to ignite the transmission fluid within the tube which could result in a fire.
The fix
Dealers will perform the necessary repairs free of charge. The safety recall began on december 14, 2010. Owners may contact all american specialty vehicles customer service at 1-866-953-5555.
Vehicles covered
- Aasv Spirit Of Mobility 2009–2010
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 10V582000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- All American Specialty Vehicles, LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Nov 18, 2010
- Owners notified
- Dec 14, 2010
- Vehicles or items affected
- 28
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Jan 1, 2009 to Apr 11, 2010
- Part
- Electrical system › Alternator/generator/regulator
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 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.