Farber Equipment: Air Conditioner

Farber is recalling about 53 vehicles over a problem with the equipment. This defect could result in a fire.

Campaign
09V440000
Manufacturer
FARBER SPECIALTY VEHICLES
Reported
9 November 2009
Vehicles
53
Built between
Mar 2009 – Oct 2009
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
17 November 2009
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

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

  • 2009 Farber Specialty VehicleBuilt March 2009 to October 2009

What the defect is

Farber is recalling certain model year commercial specialty vehicles manufactured between march 4 and october 20, 2009, equipped with carrier airv ceiling units, model nos. 68RV0010BA, 68RV0012CA, and 68RV0010EA. The heater element in these assemblies may be defective which could cause the unit to create smoke or sparks.

What could happen

This defect could result in a fire.

What gets fixed

FARBER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE VEHICLES WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY CARRIER. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 17, 2009.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMarch 2009 to October 2009
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA9 November 2009
  3. Owners notified17 November 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 9 November 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 1-877-584-7059 or farber at 1-800-331-3188.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
FARBER SPECIALTY VEHICLES
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

Same brand