- Vehicles
- 15
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 20 March 2009
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- 2008 New Flyer GE41LRF
What the defect is
Carrier is recalling 15 my 2008 new flyer GE41LRF transit buses built on new flyer chassis, equipped with avantac air conditioning and registered in the city of montebello, california. There is a failure of an internal component in the inverter that can potentially create an electric shock hazard if the following conditions exist: there is a failure of an internal component in the inverter; the shore power feature is engaged and the 460V shore power lead (land connection) has a compromised ground connection.
What could happen
Electrical shock and personal injuries could occur.
What gets fixed
CARRIER NOTIFIED THE CITY OF MONTEBELLO VERBALLY ON FEBRUARY 6, 2008 AND IN WRITING ON FEBRUARY 19, 2008. CARRIER PROVIDED INSTALLATION PROCEDURES AND LOCK-OUT/TAG-OUT DEVICES ON EACH SHORE POWER PLUG. THE LOCK OUT DEVICE IS A PHYSICAL BARRIER TO USE OF THE SHORE POWER FEATURE AND ELIMINATES THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. CARRIER IS IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A PERMANENT REMEDY TO ADDRESS THIS POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE RECALL BEGAN MARCH 20, 2009.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA4 March 2009
- Owners notified20 March 2009
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 4 March 2009.
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.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact carrier at 860-830-5948.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- CARRIER CORPORATION
- 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
Owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to <a href=http://www.safercar.gov>http://www.safercar.gov</a> .
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.