The defect
Navistar, Inc. is recalling certain 2022-2023 IC EV school buses. The high voltage positive cables that connect the battery packs to the manual service disconnects (MSD) may have been mislabeled.
The risk
A misidentified electrical cable may be mistaken for a de-energized cable by a technician or first responder, increasing the risk of electrical shock and injury.
The remedy
Dealers will reinstall the battery cables and replace the associated warning labels, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters were mailed January 13, 2023. Remedy parts are expected to become available in the 1st Quarter of 2023. Owners may contact Navistar's customer service at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number for this recall is 22523.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| IC Bus EV | 2022, 2023 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM: CABLES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| IC Bus EV | 2022 | 0 | 1 |
| IC Bus EV | 2023 | 0 | 5 |
Other electrical system recalls in 2022
115 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the electrical system; Navistar, Inc. filed 183 campaigns in all.
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| 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