Ifs Electric Apu, model year 9999. Filed by Idle Free Systems, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 5 May 2015. 5,069 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Idle Free Systems, Inc. (IFS) is recalling certain Electric Auxiliary Power Units (APU), part number BA600, manufactured October 1, 2009, to April 30, 2015. The affected APUs have metal housings whose mounting points may crack and tear. Additionally, the mounting bolts of the power units may loosen or possibly fail.
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 15E034 cover?
- Ifs Electric Apu.
- What is wrong with them?
- Idle Free Systems, Inc. (IFS) is recalling certain Electric Auxiliary Power Units (APU), part number BA600, manufactured October 1, 2009, to April 30, 2015. The affected APUs have metal housings whose mounting points may crack and tear.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the mounting points crack and tear or the attaching bolts loosen or fail the power unit may detach from the truck, becoming a road hazard and increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. IFS will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the APU for damage and, where needed, install a welded gusset upgrade kit to strengthen the APU C-channels. All units will receive stronger clamping brackets. All repairs will be performed free of charge.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
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 mounting points crack and tear or the attaching bolts loosen or fail the power unit may detach from the truck, becoming a road hazard and increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 15E034 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Idle Free Systems, Inc. |
| System at fault | Equipment:Electrical |
| Reported to NHTSA | 5 May 2015 |
| Model years | 9999-9999 |
| Vehicles named | IFS ELECTRIC APU |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the mounting points crack and tear or the attaching bolts loosen or fail the power unit may detach from the truck, becoming a road hazard and increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
IFS will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the APU for damage and, where needed, install a welded gusset upgrade kit to strengthen the APU C-channels. All units will receive stronger clamping brackets. All repairs will be performed free of charge.
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 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 15E034, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/15e034/
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Other Ifs notices we hold
- 16E069: IFS Auxiliary Power Units with the Reefer-type trailer Link Kit option manufactured January 1, 2010, to May 31, 2016
- 12E027: auxiliary power units (APU), model MT-HR-H-06, manufactured from February 2010 through December 2011 and installed as aftermarket equipment on heavy trucks
All 3 Ifs campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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- Defect summary
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4f5e7c49 - Remedy
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