2007 STARTRANS SENATOR; 2006 STARTRANS SENATOR II; 2007 STARTRANS CANDIDATE II; 2007 STARTRANS PRESIDENT; 2006 STARTRANS PRESIDENT; 2007 STARTRANS TROLLEY; 2007 STARTRANS CANDIDATE; 2006 STARTRANS SENATOR HD; 2006 STARTRANS CANDIDATE II; 2007 STARTRANS SENATOR HD; 2006 STARTRANS CANDIDATE; 2006 STARTRANS TROLLEY; 2006 STARTRANS SENATOR; 2007 STARTRANS SENATOR II
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
StarTrans is recalling certain 2006 and 2007 transit buses—including Candidate, Candidate II, Senator HD, Trolley, President, Senator, and Senator II models—equipped with Trans/Air TA73 evaporators. A defect in the evaporator's power resistor can cause the resistor to overheat and melt, potentially igniting the plastic blower housing and resulting in a fire. The hazard occurs when a short circuit in the low or medium speed circuit causes supply voltage to feedback through the resistor while the blower is running at high speed, bypassing the fuse.
To address this defect, Trans/Air will install a thermal shutdown device in series with the speed resistors at no cost to owners. The recall began January 11, 2011. Affected bus owners should contact Trans/Air Warranty and Service Center at 1-800-673-2446 to arrange the free service.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
THIS WOULD CAUSE THE RESISTOR TEMPERATURE TO RISE TO A POINT WHERE IT WILL MELT AND POSSIBLY IGNITE THE PLASTIC BLOWER HOUSING TO WHICH IT IS MOUNTED. THE OVERHEATING CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
TRANS/AIR, IN COOPERATION WITH STARTRANS, WILL INSTALL A THERMAL SHUTDOWN DEVICE IN SERIES WITH THE SPEED RESISTORS. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 11, 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TRANS/AIR WARRANTY AND SERVICE CENTER AT 1-800-673-2446.
STARTRANS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 AND 2007 CANDIDATE, CANDIDATE II, SENATOR HD, TROLLEY, PRESIDENT, SENATOR, AND SENATOR II TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH TRANS/AIR TA73 EVAPORATORS. THE EVAPORATOR UTILIZES A POWER RESISTOR TO REGULATE BLOWER SPEED. SHOULD A SHORT OCCUR IN THE "LOW OR MEDIUM SPEED" CIRCUIT WHILE THE BLOWER IS IN HIGH SPEED, THE SHORT WILL CAUSE THE SUPPLY VOLTAGE TO FEEDBACK THROUGH THE RESISTOR TO GROUND, NOT DRAWING ENOUGH CURRENT TO TRIP THE FUSE.
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