Setra S407 Cc, Setra S417, Setra S417 Tc, model years 2007 to 2013. Filed by Setra of North America and reported to NHTSA on 29 October 2013. 457 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Setra of North America (Setra) is recalling certain model year 2012 S407 CC, 2007-2010 S417, and 2011-2013 S417 TC coaches equipped with Sure Power battery equalizers or DC-DC converters containing a particular epoxy sealing, aka 'potting', compound. The specific potting compound used in the subject products for …
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The maker's own number for this recall: 54.10U09052A. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 13V530 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 13V530 cover?
- Setra S407 CC, Setra S417, Setra S417 TC, model years 2007-2013.
- What is wrong with them?
- Setra of North America (Setra) is recalling certain model year 2012 S407 CC, 2007-2010 S417, and 2011-2013 S417 TC coaches equipped with Sure Power battery equalizers or DC-DC converters containing a particular epoxy sealing, aka 'potting', compound.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Once electrically conductive, the material is capable of melting and burning, increasing the risk of a fire.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Motor Coach Industries (MCI), Setra's importer and designated agent for sales, service and warranty, will notify owners, and Sure Power will replace the equalizers or converters, free of charge. The recall began on December 19, 2013.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. The maker calls this recall 54.10U09052A, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Once electrically conductive, the material is capable of melting and burning, increasing the risk of a fire.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 13V530 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Setra of North America |
| System at fault | Electrical System |
| Reported to NHTSA | 29 October 2013 |
| Model years | 2007-2013 |
| Vehicles named | SETRA S407 CC, SETRA S417, SETRA S417 TC |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Once electrically conductive, the material is capable of melting and burning, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Motor Coach Industries (MCI), Setra's importer and designated agent for sales, service and warranty, will notify owners, and Sure Power will replace the equalizers or converters, free of charge. The recall began on December 19, 2013. Owners may contact MCI at 1-866-624-2622 or Setra Customer Service Line at 1-800-241-2947. Setra's recall number is 54.10U09052A.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 1,836 notices in the record whose component field names electrical system. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 41 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
- Setra S407 CC recalls: 10 US campaigns
- Setra S417 recalls: 6 US campaigns
- Setra S417 TC recalls: 14 US campaigns
How to cite this record
Quoting the wording on this page means quoting a version, so the date belongs in the citation:
CarsMultiverse, recall 13V530, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v530/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
The recall record and its wording are published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and are US Government public domain. The dated archive, the comparison and any before-and-after above are CarsMultiverse. How fresh every engine behind this page is, is public on the status page. To check a specific vehicle, use NHTSA’s own VIN lookup.
The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 13V530 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
60d11f08 - Consequence
9480ab94 - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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