Kingmor School Bus Air Conditioner Recall for Fire Risk
Kingmor is recalling certain school buses due to a fuse holder defect in the air conditioning unit that may cause arcing, melting, and potential 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 recall involves a potential fire hazard in school buses, which meets the rubric criteria for 'Severe' due to significant injury/property-damage reports or structural vehicle defects involving fire risk.
Plain-English summary
Kingmor Supply, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2001 through 2012 IC RE, FE, and CE school buses. The recall affects vehicles equipped with Carrier GENV EM-1 evaporator units manufactured between January 1, 2006, and December 2010. These units contain a Delphi Pack-Con III fuse holder in an Allied Motion motor assembly.
Due to time, temperature, and/or vibration, the fuse may loosen in the fuse holder. This can result in high resistance and arcing. If sufficient arcing occurs, the fuse holder may melt, potentially accompanied by flame, smoke, and fire.
Kingmor will notify owners and provide information on how to obtain a retrofit kit from Carrier along with repair instructions. This service will be performed free of charge. The safety recall began on February 21, 2012. Owners may contact Carrier at 1-800-793-4741 or Kingmor at 1-540-433-0073.
The recalled product
- Product
- KINGMOR RESB, FESB, CESB
- Brand
- KINGMOR
- Manufacturer
- KINGMOR SUPPLY, INC.
- Category
- Vehicle — School Bus
- Affected units
- 850
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 (3)
- RESB
- FESB
- CESB
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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