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Elkhart Coach K410 unit is installed on the top of the vehicle and its cover may not be properly fastened because of a mechanical interference.

NHTSA campaign 09V-252 · Reported March 7, 2009 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Elkhart Coach
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
REMEDY
ELKHART COACH WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND CARRIER WILL PROVIDE A FREE RETROFIT REPAIR KIT TO REMEDY THE ISSUE.
COST
Free

The short version

ELKHART COACH reported a problem with the appliance air conditioner. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

ELKHART COACH IS RECALLING 5 MY 2008 AND 2009 ECI AND ECII COMMERCIAL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 26 AND NOVENBER 17, 2008, EQUIPPED WITH K410 AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER ASSEMBLIES SUPPLIED BY CARRIER. THE K410 UNIT IS INSTALLED ON THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE AND ITS COVER MAY NOT BE PROPERLY FASTENED BECAUSE OF A MECHANICAL INTERFERENCE.

WHY IT MATTERS

IF THE COVER FASTENERS FAIL TO SECURELY FASTEN THE COVER IN PLACE, IT MAY BECOME DETACHED DURING BUS OPERATION, POSSIBLY CAUSING A CRASH OR CAUSE INJURY TO PEDESTRIANS.

WHAT TO DO

ELKHART COACH WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND CARRIER WILL PROVIDE A FREE RETROFIT REPAIR KIT TO REMEDY THE ISSUE.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 09V-252.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 09V-252

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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