The defect
KINGMOR SUPPLY INC. (KINGMOR) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2001 THROUGH 2012 IC RE, FE, AND CE SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH 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, DUE TO TIME, TEMPERATURE, AND/OR VIBRATION, THE FUSE MAY LOOSEN IN THE FUSE HOLDER RESULTING IN HIGH RESISTANCE AND ARCING.
The risk
IF SUFFICIENT ARCING OCCURS, THE FUSE HOLDER MAY MELT, AND MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY FLAME, SMOKE AND POTENTIAL FIRE.
The remedy
KINGMOR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ON HOW TO OBTAIN THE RETROFIT KIT FROM CARRIER ALONG WITH REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 21, 2012. (SEE CARRIER'S RECALL CAMPAIGN 11E-003.) OWNERS MAY CONTACT CARRIER AT 1-800-793-4741 OR KINGMOR AT 1-540-433-0073.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Kingmor Cesb | 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| Kingmor Fesb | 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| Kingmor Resb | 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingmor Cesb | 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| Kingmor Cesb | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Kingmor Cesb | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Kingmor Cesb | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Kingmor Cesb | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Kingmor Cesb | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| Kingmor Cesb | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Kingmor Cesb | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Kingmor Cesb | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
| Kingmor Fesb | 2001 | 0 | 1 |
| Kingmor Fesb | 2002 | 0 | 1 |
| Kingmor Fesb | 2003 | 0 | 1 |
| Kingmor Fesb | 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| Kingmor Fesb | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| Kingmor Fesb | 2006 | 0 | 1 |
| Kingmor Fesb | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Kingmor Fesb | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Kingmor Fesb | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| Kingmor Fesb | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Kingmor Fesb | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Kingmor Resb | 2007 | 0 | 1 |
| Kingmor Resb | 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| Kingmor Resb | 2009 | 0 | 1 |
| Kingmor Resb | 2010 | 0 | 1 |
| Kingmor Resb | 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| Kingmor Resb | 2012 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 2011
113 of the 597 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2011 concerned the equipment; KINGMOR SUPPLY, INC. filed 3 campaigns in all.
| 11V604000 28 Dec 2011 | JAGUAR LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, LLC |
| 11V600000 21 Dec 2011 | ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC. |
| 11V588000 14 Dec 2011 | GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC. |
| 11V575000 8 Dec 2011 | GILLIG CORPORATION |
| 11V571000 1 Dec 2011 | STARCRAFT BUS |
| 11V560000 30 Nov 2011 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 11V561000 22 Nov 2011 | KEYSTONE RV COMPANY |
| 11V556000 15 Nov 2011 | STARCRAFT RV, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2011