Recall Register

1998 Nabi Transit Bus: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1998 Nabi Transit Bus. The newest campaign is 02V071002. NHTSA received the report on 2 Apr 2002. The NHTSA record gives the component Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 02V071002, in the NHTSA record

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.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 3,412 units in total.

  1. 02V071002Received . 2,371 units.

    Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    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, in the NHTSA record
    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, in the NHTSA record
    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.

    Report filed by NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES.

  2. 01V033001Received . 911 units.

    Electrical System / 12v/24v/48v Battery

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: 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, in the NHTSA record
    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, in the NHTSA record
    Nabi will notify owners to inspect their buses for certain equalizers by the date code. The affected equalizers will be replaced. Owner notification began march 1, 2001. 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 1-256-831-4296 or vanner at 1-800-227-6937.

    Report filed by NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 99V242004Received . 130 units.

    Unknown or Other

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: 40' standard floor transit buses. Failure of a soft seat check valve in wheelchair lifts provided by lift-u, may allow the front and rear platform barriers to return to a horizontal position from the vertical position they are supposed to be locked in.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This could allow a mobility aid to roll off of the lift platform injuring its occupant. Lift-u will replace the soft seat check valves.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Lift-u will replace the soft seat check valves.

    Report filed by NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES. Manufacturer campaign number 20001.

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Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19983
  2. 19993
  3. 20001
  4. 20011

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1998 Nabi Transit Bus: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/nabi/transit-bus/1998/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1998 Nabi Transit Bus?
3,412 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Nabi Transit Bus have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the Nabi Transit Bus, model years 1998 to 2001. 3 of them name the 1998 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1998 Nabi Transit Bus open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.