- Vehicles
- 154
- Built between
- May 2012 – May 2013
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between May 2012 and May 2013. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- Sutrak Hvac System (ACE219G)Built May 2012 to May 2013
What the defect is
Sutrak USA (Sutrak) is recalling certain HVAC Systems manufactured May 2012 through May 2013 used in DART 39000 buses manufactured by North American Bus Industries, Inc. The fuse holder inside the HVAC may allow voltage spikes, which may damage electrical components.
What could happen
Damage to electrical components may result in a fire.
What gets fixed
Sutrak has been working with the bus manufacturer and the affected fleet and will replace the fuse holders, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin in late June 2013.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMay 2012 to May 2013
- Recall reported to NHTSA21 June 2013
No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.
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 21 June 2013.
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 Sutrak at 1-303-287-2700.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Sutrak USA
- 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 Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
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.