CARRIER EM-1 9999: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 11E003000
| Make | Model | Year |
|---|---|---|
| CARRIER | EM-1 | NO YEAR |
| Date Owners Notified | Date Received by ODI | Date Added to Database |
| 2011-01-31 | 2011-01-25 | 2011-01-26 |
Production Dates: 2006-01-01 - 2010-12-31
Manufacturers Involved: Carrier Corporation
Component: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
Potential Number Of Units Affected: 44915
Report Initiator: ODI ODI Report
CARRIER IS RECALLING CERTAIN CARRIER GENV EM-1 EVAPORATOR UNITS "EM-1" MANUFACTURED FROM JANUARY 1, 2006 THROUGH DECEMBER 2010, CONTAINING A DELPHI PACK-CON III FUSE HOLDER IN AN ALLIED MOTION MOTOR ASSEMBLY; EM-1 UNIT PART NUMBERS 77-62112-XX AND 77-62512-XX, STARTING WITH SERIAL NUMBER KNT90890232 TO SERIAL NUMBER NNE91230058, SOLD AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT AND INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON CERTAIN SCHOOL AND SHUTTLE BUSES. DUE TO TIME, TEMPERATURE, AND/OR VIBRATION, THE FUSE MAY LOOSEN IN THE FUSE HOLDER RESULTING IN HIGH RESISTANCE AND ARCING.
IF SUFFICIENT ARCING OCCURS, THE FUSE HOLDER MAY MELT, AND MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY FLAME, SMOKE AND POTENTIAL FIRE.
CARRIER WILL NOTIFY BUS MANUFACTURERS, CARRIER AUTHORIZED DEALERS AS WELL AS, TO THE EXTENT KNOWN BY CARRIER, OWNERS OF RECORD WHICH PURCHASED THE AFFECTED UNITS. CARRIER IS WORKING WITH THE BUS MANUFACTURERS AND CARRIER AUTHORIZED DEALERS TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE BUSES WHICH MAY HAVE HAD THE AFFECTED EM-1 UNIT SOLD AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT OR AS AN AFTERMARKET INSTALLATION. CARRIER WILL PROVIDE A RETROFIT KIT ALONG WITH REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 31, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THEIR VEHICLE MANUFACTURER OR CARRIER AT 1-800-793-4741.
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 HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .
