| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
92V021000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
GOSHEN |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
GC II PARATRANSIT |
| Model Year: |
1990 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
THE NEW GOSHEN COACH CORP |
| Manufacturered: |
19900601 - 19900701 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
31 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19920311 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19920311 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
NEW GOSHEN COACH |
| Report Received Date: |
19920220 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19920226 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
THE RECTIFIER INSTALLED IN A VENTED COMPARTMENT IN THE PASSENGER SIDE STEPWELL OF THE VEHICLE OVERHEATS AND BREAKS DOWN DUE TO INADEQUATE VENTILATION. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THE OVERHEATING AND BREAKDOWN OF THE RECTIFIER CAUSEDSUBSEQUENT FAILURES TO THE ALTERNATORS OF THE VEHICLES INVOLVED. |
| Corrective Summary: |
MOVE THE RECTIFIERS FROM THE STEPWELL AREA TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BUS BEHIND THE ENTRANCE DOOR TO INSURE PROPER VENTILATION. |