NHTSA recall campaign

96V198000

Power Train

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2Affected configurations shown5Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentPower Train
Report receivedSep 10, 1996
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

WHEN THE BUS IS IN SERVICE AND THE OVERSIZED ROTOR INSIDE THE ELECTRIC POWERTRAIN MOTOR BECOMES HEATED, THE ROTOR EXPANDS CAUSING THE MOTOR TO BECOME SLUGGISH, STALL AND COULD SEIZE, FAILING COMPLETELY.

What fixes it

Official remedy

NORTHRUP-GRUMMAN WILL PERFORM THE MODIFICATION TO THESE POWERTRAIN DRIVE MOTORS.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 96V198000

1996 BLUE BIRD Q-BUSOpen vehicle record →1996 BLUE BIRD TC2000Open vehicle record →

Owner action

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