- Vehicles
- 20,281
- Built between
- Oct 1997 – Sep 2000
- Models
- 11
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 23 October 2000
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 1997 and September 2000. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Transair 301250Built October 1997 to September 2000
- Transair 301297Built October 1997 to September 2000
- Transair 301298Built October 1997 to September 2000
- Transair 301309Built October 1997 to September 2000
- Transair 301362Built October 1997 to September 2000
- Transair 301362-02Built October 1997 to September 2000
- Transair 301364Built October 1997 to September 2000
- Transair 301379Built October 1997 to September 2000
- Transair 301387Built October 1997 to September 2000
- Transair 301440Built October 1997 to September 2000
- Transair 301482Built October 1997 to September 2000
What the defect is
Equipment description: aftermarket air conditioning condensers installed on school and transit buses manufactured between october 27, 1997 and september 7, 2000. Part nos. 301250, 301297, 301309, 301362, 301364, 301298, 301482, 301362-02, 301440, 301387, and 301379. Defective circuit breaker. These circuit breakers are auto reset type and could provide a source of ignition if they fail in the closed position.
What could happen
A breaker failing in the closed position could result in the wires of the fan overheating possibly resulting in a fire.
What gets fixed
OWNER ARE BEING INSTRUCTED TO CONTACT TRANS/AIR FOR A FREE RETROFIT KIT TO CHANGE THE BREAKERS TO FUSES.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 1997 to September 2000
- Recall reported to NHTSA14 September 2000
- Owners notified23 October 2000
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 14 September 2000.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- TRANS/AIR MANUFACTURING CORP.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owner notification began october 23, 2000.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 trans/air's warranty and service department at 1-800-673-2446. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.