- Vehicles
- 15,091
- Built between
- Aug 1999 – Jul 2007
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 17 September 2010
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 1999 and July 2007. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Trans/Air TA73Built August 1999 to July 2007
What the defect is
Trans/air is recalling certain TA73 evaporators, p/nos. 2021173, 2021174, 2021257, 2021257, and 2021515, produced from august 2, 1999 through may 15, 2007. These evaporators were sold as aftermarket equipment and installed as original equipment in school and transit type commercial buses. It is possible to install the unit incorrectly, causing a short of the "low to medium speed" wire to ground.
What could happen
A short could result in unit overheating which could possibly result is a fire.
What gets fixed
TRANS/AIR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECORD AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2010.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 1999 to July 2007
- Recall reported to NHTSA6 July 2010
- Owners notified17 September 2010
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 6 July 2010.
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 their vehicle manufacturer or transair warrnaty and service center at 1-800-673-2446.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 10-001
- 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
Trans/air's recall campaign number is 10-001.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.