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Our severity:SevereNHTSA·12V452000·Announced 2012-09-12

Geo. Heiser Body Recalls Battery Separator Devices on Commercial Trucks

Geo. Heiser Body Company is recalling specific commercial trucks equipped with Sure Power 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 risk of fire, which is a significant injury/property-damage hazard. No deaths or serious injuries are explicitly reported in the source text, but the potential for fire places this in the Severe category.

Plain-English summary

Geo. Heiser Body Company, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2006 International and 2010-2013 Fuso, Hino, International, Kenworth, and Peterbilt vehicles. The recall involves vehicles equipped with Sure Power battery separator devices. The affected models include the International 4300, Hino 268, Peterbilt 337, Kenworth T270 and T271, and Fuso FE160.

The battery separator devices may overheat. This overheating can result in smoke and a possible fire. The safety recall began on October 25, 2012.

Geo. Heiser Body Company will notify owners and replace the battery separators free of charge. Owners may contact Geo. Heiser Body Company at 1-206-622-7985. Customers may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153) or visit http://www.safercar.gov.

The recalled product

Product
PETERBILT, FUSO, KENWORTH 337, FE160, T271, T270
Brand
PETERBILT
Manufacturer
Geo. Heiser Body Co., Inc.
Category
Vehicle — Commercial Trucks
Hazard
Affected units
28

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 (6)

  • 337
  • FE160
  • T271
  • T270
  • 4300
  • 268

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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