The defect
New England Wheels (New England) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Frontrunner buses. The Programmable Relay Power Center (PRC) modules may fail.
The risk
Failure of the Programmable Relay Power Center (PRC) increases the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Dealers will install a fused wire jumper harness, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 20, 2022. Owners may contact New England's customer service at 1-800-886-9247.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| NEW England Wheels Frontrunner | 2021, 2022 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:RELAYS/SOLENOIDS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEW England Wheels Frontrunner | 2021 | 0 | 1 |
| NEW England Wheels Frontrunner | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2022
115 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the electrical system; New England Wheels filed 6 campaigns in all.
| 22V956000 29 Dec 2022 | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| 22V944000 20 Dec 2022 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 22V934000 16 Dec 2022 | Lightning eMotors Inc. |
| 22V941000 16 Dec 2022 | Hyundai Motor America |
| 22V926000 14 Dec 2022 | Polestar Automotive USA, Inc. |
| 22V924000 13 Dec 2022 | Easymile Inc. |
| 22V922000 13 Dec 2022 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 22V913000 9 Dec 2022 | Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022