The defect
THE RECTIFIER INSTALLED IN A VENTED COMPARTMENT IN THE PASSENGER SIDE STEPWELL OF THE VEHICLE OVERHEATS AND BREAKS DOWN DUE TO INADEQUATE VENTILATION.
The risk
THE OVERHEATING AND BREAKDOWN OF THE RECTIFIER CAUSEDSUBSEQUENT FAILURES TO THE ALTERNATORS OF THE VEHICLES INVOLVED.
The remedy
MOVE THE RECTIFIERS FROM THE STEPWELL AREA TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BUS BEHIND THE ENTRANCE DOOR TO INSURE PROPER VENTILATION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| NEW Goshen Coach GC II Paratransit | 1990 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
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 Goshen Coach GC II Paratransit | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
Other electrical system recalls in 1992
13 of the 185 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1992 concerned the electrical system.
| 92V182000 15 Dec 1992 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 92V180000 14 Dec 1992 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 92V179000 9 Dec 1992 | MONACO COACH CORP. |
| 92V174000 2 Dec 1992 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 92V125000 4 Sept 1992 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 92V115000 12 Aug 1992 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 92V066000 11 May 1992 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 92V033000 10 Mar 1992 | OSHKOSH TRUCK CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1992