The Recall Desk
Our severity:SevereNHTSA·12V070000·Announced 2012-02-24

Executive Coach Recalls 2009-2011 Vehicles Due to Battery Separator Overheating

Executive Coach is recalling 19 vehicles due to battery separator devices that may overheat, causing smoke or 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 vehicle defect that can result in a possible fire, which meets the rubric criteria for 'Severe' (significant injury/property-damage reports or structural/electrical defects leading to fire).

Plain-English summary

Executive Coach Builders is recalling certain model year 2009 and 2011 Ford Bus 550 vehicles and model year 2010-2011 Lincoln Town Car limousines. The recall involves 19 vehicles equipped with Sure Power battery separator devices.

The battery separator devices may overheat. This overheating can result in smoke and a possible fire.

The recall began on February 14, 2012. Executive Coach will notify owners and replace the battery separators free of charge. Owners may contact Executive Coach at 888-322-9272 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.

The recalled product

Product
EXECUTIVE COACH LIMOUSINE, BUS 550
Brand
EXECUTIVE COACH
Manufacturer
EXECUTIVE COACH BUILDERS
Category
Vehicle — Limousine / Bus
Hazard
Affected units
19

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 (2)

  • LIMOUSINE
  • BUS 550

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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