Carrier Transicold X2 2100a, Carrier Transicold X2 2500a, model year 9999. Filed by Carrier Corporation and reported to NHTSA on 15 April 2014. 13,363 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Carrier Corporation (Carrier) is recalling certain Carrier Transicold X2 2100A, X2 2500A trailer refrigeration units, and aftermarket replacement part kits. The affected units have certain taped wiring harnesses and optional field-installed unit bottom panels. A bolt may protrude from the bottom panel and abrade the …
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Carrier's own number for this recall: SER14-013. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 14E017 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 14E017 cover?
- Carrier Transicold X2 2100A, Carrier Transicold X2 2500A.
- What is wrong with them?
- Carrier Corporation (Carrier) is recalling certain Carrier Transicold X2 2100A, X2 2500A trailer refrigeration units, and aftermarket replacement part kits. The affected units have certain taped wiring harnesses and optional field-installed unit bottom panels.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the bottom panel bolt abrades one of the two battery wires in the harness, a short may occur, increasing the risk of a fire.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Carrier will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and install a rubber lined clamp to prevent the wires from contacting the bottom panel bolt. The recall began on May 28, 2014. Owners may contact Carrier customer service at 1-800-448-1661. Carrier's number for this recall is SER14-013.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Carrier calls this recall SER14-013, 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: “If the bottom panel bolt abrades one of the two battery wires in the harness, a short may occur, increasing the risk of a fire.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 14E017 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Carrier Corporation |
| System at fault | Electrical System:Wiring |
| Reported to NHTSA | 15 April 2014 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | CARRIER TRANSICOLD X2 2100A, CARRIER TRANSICOLD X2 2500A |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the bottom panel bolt abrades one of the two battery wires in the harness, a short may occur, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Carrier will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and install a rubber lined clamp to prevent the wires from contacting the bottom panel bolt. The recall began on May 28, 2014. Owners may contact Carrier customer service at 1-800-448-1661. Carrier's number for this recall is SER14-013.
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.
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 14E017, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/14e017/
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.
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- Defect summary
248beb81 - Consequence
15b849b2 - 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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