Navistar Recalls 2003-2004 IC Bus CECB Models for Electrical Fire Risk
Navistar is recalling 2003 and 2004 IC Bus CECB commercial buses because chafing cables may cause an electrical short and fire.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states that the electrical short may cause a fire resulting in property damage, personal injury, or death, which aligns with the rubric criteria for significant injury/property-damage reports.
Plain-English summary
Navistar, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2003 and 2004 IC Bus CE model commercial buses manufactured between January 3, 2003, and April 5, 2004. The recall involves the electrical system, specifically the 12V/24V/48V battery cables.
The defect involves potential chafing between the battery and/or engine ECM clean power cables and the parking brake cable. This chafing may result in an electrical short, which can cause a fire without warning. Such a fire can result in property damage, personal injury, or death.
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the battery and ECM clean power cables, repair them if necessary, and reroute them away from the parking brake cable. Repairs will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on May 14, 2010. Owners may contact Navistar at 1-260-461-1890 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
The recalled product
- Product
- IC BUS CECB
- Brand
- IC BUS
- Manufacturer
- NAVISTAR, INC
- Category
- Vehicle — Commercial Bus
- Affected units
- 9
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (1)
- CECB
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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