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Nova Bus recall 15E003: Nova Bus N67588 Alternator Cable

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Nova Bus N67588 Alternator Cable, model year 9999. Filed by Nova Bus and reported to NHTSA on 23 January 2015. 41 vehicles potentially affected.

What the notice says Nova Bus is recalling certain N67588 alternator cables manufactured December 1, 2011, to December 1, 2013 and sold as service parts for 2010-2014 LFS transit buses. The affected alternator cables may have been damaged during installation. This damage can cause the cable terminal to fracture and result in the cable …

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What owners ask about this recall

Which vehicles does recall 15E003 cover?
Nova Bus N67588 Alternator Cable.
What is wrong with them?
Nova Bus is recalling certain N67588 alternator cables manufactured December 1, 2011, to December 1, 2013 and sold as service parts for 2010-2014 LFS transit buses. The affected alternator cables may have been damaged during installation.
What can happen if it is not put right?
Arcing of the alternator cable may result in an engine compartment fire.
Is there a fix yet?
Yes, and it is free. Nova Bus will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the terminal and replace the cable if it is damaged, free of charge. The recall began on February 2, 2015. Owners may contact Nova Bus customer service at 1-450-472-6410. Nova Bus' numbers for this recall are CR3230E and CR3231E.
What should I do now?
Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.

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What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Arcing of the alternator cable may result in an engine compartment fire.”

41vehicles potentially
affected
1model named
in the notice
0rewrites we have
caught
reported 23 January 2015owners told 2 February 2015today
The defect reached the regulator on 23 January 2015. Owners were written to 10 days later, on 2 February 2015. The median across the 14,869 American recalls that carry both dates is 41 days, and nine in ten owners are written to within 107. This campaign was quicker than most.
Campaign15E003
Filed byNova Bus
System at faultElectrical System:Alternator/Generator/Regulator
Reported to NHTSA23 January 2015
Model years9999-9999
Vehicles namedNOVA BUS N67588 ALTERNATOR CABLE

What the notice says today

The consequence

Arcing of the alternator cable may result in an engine compartment fire.

The remedy

Nova Bus will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the terminal and replace the cable if it is damaged, free of charge. The recall began on February 2, 2015. Owners may contact Nova Bus customer service at 1-450-472-6410. Nova Bus' numbers for this recall are CR3230E and CR3231E. Note: Buses that were manufactured with the subject alternator cable are covered under recall 14V381.

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.

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