NABI Bus, LLC: Fuel System, Other › Storage › Tank Assembly › Pressure Relief Devices
NABI Bus, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Aug 26, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 370. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
NABI Bus, LLC (NABI) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 31LFW transit buses manufactured February 10, 2013, to March 10, 2014, and 2012-2014 40LFW transit buses manufactured October 5, 2012, to June 2, 2014, and equipped with Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fuel systems manufactured by Agility Fuel Systems. The tanks for the CNG fuel system may be abraded by Pressure Relief Devices (PRDs) mounted adjacent to the tanks.
The risk
Contact between the PRD and the tank may result in a CNG leak, increasing the risk of a fire.
The remedy
NABI will notify owners, and dealers will install a temporary flexible cover over the PRD. A permanent improvement is still under development by Agility. Owners will receive a second notification when the permanent remedy becomes available. The recall is expected to begin in September 2014. Owners may contact NABI customer service at 1-256-241-1298. NABI's number for this recall is 20145.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Nabi 31Lfw | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Nabi 40Lfw | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Nabi 31Lfw | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Nabi 40Lfw | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Nabi 40Lfw | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 14V517000.
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