NHTSA campaign 08V278000

NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. recall 08V278000

NABI IS RECALLING 239 MY 2002-2007 BLUE BIRD C4RE AND L4RE TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH A 'PRX1' MODULE. THE PRX1 MODULE IS A DEVICE WHICH TRANSMITS AN ELECTRIC SIGNAL TO THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, WHICH IS CONVERTED INTO AN AIR SYSTEM PRESSURE READING ON THE DASH MOUNTED GUAGE. ON CERTAIN MODULES, TIS READING IS INACCURATE CAUSING THE DISPLAYED PRESSURE TO BE OUTSIDE THE TOLERANCE OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 121, 'AIR BRAKE SYSTEMS.'

Reported 06/23/2008

What can happen

IF THE AIR BRAKE SYSTEM DEVELOPS A LEAK, THE BVEHICLE OPERATOR MAY NOT BE AWARE DUE TO THE INACCURATE DASH READING. IF A LEAK OCCURS, THE SAFETY/'EMERGENCY BRAKES COULD SET WITHOUT ADEQUATE WARNING, APPLYING THE BRAKES PARTIALLY, WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL, POSSIBLY CAUSING A CRASH.

Repair

NABI WILL PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS TO VEHICLE OWNERS/END-USERS TO ADD A SPECIFIC WIRE TO THE MODULE, CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 5, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NABI AT

Components

Electrical system: Instrument cluster/panel

Affected years and models

A listed year and model does not mean every vehicle in that group is recalled. Use the VIN lookup to confirm a specific vehicle.

2007 Blue Bird C4REView records 2007 Blue Bird L4REView records 2007 Blue Bird M4REView records 2006 Blue Bird C4REView records 2006 Blue Bird L4REView records 2006 Blue Bird M4REView records 2005 Blue Bird C4REView records 2005 Blue Bird L4REView records 2005 Blue Bird M4REView records 2004 Blue Bird C4REView records 2004 Blue Bird L4REView records 2004 Blue Bird M4REView records 2003 Blue Bird C4REView records 2003 Blue Bird L4REView records 2003 Blue Bird M4REView records 2002 Blue Bird C4REView records 2002 Blue Bird L4REView records 2002 Blue Bird M4REView records