NHTSA recall campaign

13V457000

ManufacturerNorth American Bus Industries, Inc.Reported2013-09-19Affected4,061 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

North American Bus Industries (NABI) is recalling certain model year 2000-2011 LFW, CLFW, BRT, 2007-2009 Blue Bird L4RE, and 2000-2009 Optima Opus transit buses equipped with Sure Power battery equalizers containing a particular epoxy sealing, aka 'potting', compound. The specific potting compound used in the subject products for insulation was found to be capable of conducting electricity after being exposed to heat.

Risk

Once electrically conductive, the material is capable of melting and burning, increasing the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

NABI will notify owners, and dealers will replace the equalizers, free of charge. An interim letter was mailed to owners on January 27, 2014. Owners may contact NABI at 1-256-831-4296. NABI's recall number is 20136.

To check whether your specific VIN is covered and to find a participating dealer, look this campaign up on NHTSA.gov →

Affected vehicles

49 entries

Blue Bird
- L4RE2007 2008 2009
Nabi
- BRT2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
- Clfw2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
- LFW2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Optima
- Opus2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

13V457000

What was wrong

Defect

Risk

Manufacturer remedy

Affected vehicles

Blue Bird

Nabi

Optima