- Vehicles
- 1,046
- Built between
- Jan 2012 – Jun 2017
- Models
- 5
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 21 August 2017
- Repaired
- 29%
- Unrepaired
- 737
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2012 and June 2017. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2012-2017 Trans Tech CSTBuilt January 2012 to June 2017
- 2012-2017 Trans Tech HorizonBuilt January 2012 to June 2017
- 2012-2017 Trans Tech RoadstarBuilt January 2012 to June 2017
- 2012-2017 Trans Tech SSTBuilt January 2012 to June 2017
- 2012-2017 Trans Tech ST AeroBuilt January 2012 to June 2017
Repair progress
737 of 1,046 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2019.
29% repaired — 307 of 1,046 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 1
- Scrapped or exported
- 1
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Transportation Collaborative, Inc. (Transportation Collaborative) is recalling certain 2012-2017 Transtech Bus ST Aero, SST, CST, Horizon, and RoadStar transit buses equipped with Bus-Air air conditioning systems. These air conditioning systems use a 30AMP in-line fuse that may short against the screw that secures the fuse holder.
What could happen
If the fuse short circuits, the holder may overheat and melt, increasing the risk of a fire.
What gets fixed
Transportation Collaborative will notify owners, and dealers will install an in-line mini fuse holder, free of charge. The recall began on August 21, 2017.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2012 to June 2017
- Recall reported to NHTSA26 June 2017
- Owners notified21 August 2017
- Latest repair reportQ3 2019 — 29% repaired
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 26 June 2017.
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 Transportation Collaborative customer service at 1-845-988-0419.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Transportation Collaborative, Inc.
- 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.