The Recall Desk
Our severity:SevereNHTSA·15V242000·Announced 2015-04-22

Navistar Recalls 2014-2015 IC Bus AE School Buses for Fire Risk

Navistar is recalling 113 model year 2014-2015 IC Bus AE school buses because an electrical issue could cause the HVAC system to overheat and start a 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 creates an increased risk of fire, which aligns with the rubric criterion for significant injury/property-damage reports or structural vehicle defects.

Plain-English summary

Navistar, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 IC Bus AE school buses manufactured between February 14, 2013, and March 10, 2014. The recall involves 113 vehicles in total.

A vehicle double battery jump start or electrical load dump event could result in an overvoltage condition of a component within the HVAC system linear power module (LPM), which controls blower speed. This overvoltage condition could cause the LPM to overheat and fail, creating an increased risk of a fire.

Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the LPM with an upgraded one free of charge. The recall began on June 17, 2015. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.

The recalled product

Product
IC BUS AE
Brand
IC BUS
Manufacturer
Navistar, Inc.
Category
Vehicle — School Bus
Hazard
Affected units
113

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)

  • AE

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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