1998-1999 Nabi Transit Bus recall: 12v/24v/48v battery

North American Bus Industries reported this safety recall on February 7, 2001. It covers about 911 vehicles.

vehicles affected: 911
reported: Feb 7, 2001
owners notified: Mar 1, 2001
related complaints: 1

Electrical system: 12v/24v/48v battery

What is wrong: Vehicle description: transit buses equipped with vanner 60 series battery equalizers. The equalizer could fail to operate properly and cause malfunction of the battery charging system.
Risk: Without fusing, the equalizer may melt, burn, or smoke, possibly resulting in a fire or a smoke filled bus, thus necessitating a passenger evacuation of the bus. The failure mode can cause operator distraction, and/or possible personal injury.
Remedy: Nabi will notify owners to inspect their buses for certain equalizers by the date code. The affected equalizers will be replaced. Owner notification began march 1, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact nabi at 1‑256‑831‑4296 or vanner at 1‑800‑227‑6937.

Recall number 01V033001

Affected vehicles

Nabi Transit Bus 1998-1999 1998 1999

Owner complaints about the same problem

Owners of these vehicles have filed 1 complaints about electrical problems.

1998 Nabi Transit Bus 1999 Nabi Transit Bus

Questions about recall 01V033001

Is there a recall on the 1998-1999 Nabi Transit Bus 12v/24v/48v battery?

Yes. Recall 01V033001, reported on February 7, 2001, covers about 911 vehicles.

What is the fix for recall 01V033001?

Nabi will notify owners to inspect their buses for certain equalizers by the date code. The affected equalizers will be replaced. Owner notification began march 1, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact nabi at 1‑256‑831‑4296 or vanner at 1‑800‑227‑6937.

Is the recall repair free?

Safety recall repairs are done free of charge at authorized dealers. A dealer can confirm with the VIN whether a specific vehicle is included and whether the repair has already been done.

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