Vehicle recall 02V071002 · April 2, 2002
1998-2001 Nabi Transit Bus
On certain transit buses equipped with vanner 60 series battery equalizers, the equalizer could fail to operate properly and cause malfunction of the battery charging system.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- On certain transit buses equipped with vanner 60 series battery equalizers, the equalizer could fail to operate properly and cause malfunction of the battery charging system.
- Consequence
- Without fusing, the equalizer may melt, burn, or smoke, possibly resulting in a fire or a smoke filled bus, thus necessitating a passenger evacuation of the bus. The failure mode can cause operator distraction, and/or possible personal injury.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the buses for certain equalizers by the date code. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact nabi at 1-800-227-6937, ext. 217,or vanner at 1-800-227-6937.
- Notes
- Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 02V071002
- Reported to NHTSA
- April 2, 2002
- Filed by
- NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 2,371
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Electrical system › 12V/24V/48V battery
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Nabi Transit Bus (1998-2001): 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998
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