Bus Industries of America: Fuel System, Other › Storage › Tank Assembly › Pressure Relief Devices
Bus Industries of America reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 22, 1995 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 278. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
PREMATURE OPENING OF THE THERMALLY ACTUATED PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES HAS OCCURRED WITHIN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AFTER FILLING THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, EXPELLING COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
The risk
IF CNG WERE RELEASED TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND AN IGNITION SOURCE WERE PRESENT, A FIRE COULD RESULT.
The remedy
MIRADA IS CONDUCTING THE OWNER NOTIFICATION AND REMEDY FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. IN THE INTERIM, BUS OPERATORS ARE REQUESTED TO TAKE THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS WHEN FUELING THESE VEHICLES: (1) FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF THE FUEL STATION SUPPLIER TO ENSURE THAT HEAT DOES NOT BUILD UP IN THE FUEL SYSTEM. (2) AFTER FUELING, STORE VEHICLES OUTSIDE. (3) BUSES SHOULD BE CHECKED FOR ANY ABNORMAL DROP IN THE FUEL PRESSURE BEFORE STARTING AFTER REFUELING. (4) TRANSIT BUSES IN SERVICE SHOULD HAVE THE PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICE INSPECTED AND ALSO INSPECT THE RUBBER CAPS THAT ARE INSTALLED ON THE VENTING ARRANGEMENTS ON THE DEVICES. PLEASE CONTACT MIRADA AT 1-612-448-3686.
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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 95E005001.
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