Diamond Coach Equipment: Air Conditioner

Diamond Coach is recalling about 21 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. Overheating of the condenser unit could result in a fire.

Campaign
09V373000
Manufacturer
DIAMOND COACH CORPORATION
Reported
29 September 2009
Vehicles
21
Built between
Oct 2008 – Sep 2009
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
5 October 2009
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between October 2008 and September 2009. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2008-2009 Diamond Coach VIPBuilt October 2008 to September 2009

What the defect is

Diamond coach corporation is recalling certain model year 2008 and 2009 vip transit buses manufactured between october 1, 2008 and september 27, 2009, equipped with carrier K410 rooftop condensers, part numbers 77-62198-00, 77-62198-98, and 77-62198-99. These K410 units may have inadequate electrical current protection such that the units may overheat.

What could happen

Overheating of the condenser unit could result in a fire.

What gets fixed

DIAMOND COACH WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE REMEDY WILL BE PERFORMED BY AUTHORIZED CARRIER DEALERS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 5, 2009.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtOctober 2008 to September 2009
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA29 September 2009
  3. Owners notified5 October 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 29 September 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 1-800-673-2431 or diamond coach at 1-620-795-2191.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
DIAMOND COACH 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.

Same component

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