Proheat bravo heater fires

An NHTSA investigation into Teleflex Canada vehicles. Closed 19 August 1998.

Investigation
SQ98011
Opened
22 June 1998
Closed
19 August 1998

What NHTSA investigated

On may 20, 1998, orion bus industries issued a safety recall in canada on 101 transit bused equipped with proheat bravo XL2400 heaters.the proheat bravo heaters were manufacturer by teleflex canada ltd.the problem has been traced to a improperly assembled fuel regulator.the defective fuel regulator may allow an excess amount of fuel into the combustion chamber leading to a potential for flame to escape from the heater exhaust.the purpose of this sq is to determine if there is any transit bus in the US equipped wiht this same heater.the sq investigation discovered 63 new flyer buses owned by madison county transit equipped with the proheat brave model 80.ON june 23, 1998, teleflex candada initiated a safety recall.teleflex canada will inspect all heaters and if necessary replace all defective regulators.a recall number of 98V-141 has been assigned to this recall.

Vehicles covered

MakeModelModel years
Teleflex CanadaTELEFLEXModel year not recorded

Source

From NHTSA’s investigation file, rebuilt daily. To report a problem with your own vehicle, go to nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem. All open investigations.