Preliminary Evaluation · Closed
STARTER WIRE ABRADES PARKING CABLE
Manufacturer: IC CORPORATION
This investigation led to a recall
NHTSA links this probe to recall campaign 10V012000.
Read the recall: what is defective and the free fix →What NHTSA is examining
Odi becameaware of twobus fires that resulted from the battery/starter cable rubbing against the parking brake cable. Odivisited the fleet, inspected the buses, and found other buses withearly stages of wire/cable abrasion. Odicontacted another fleet with similar buses and they also identifiedabrading wire/cables. After completing their evaluation, navistar has decided to conduct a safety recall to inspect, repair as necessary, and reroute the battery cable away from the parking brake cable.the action taken by navistar resolves this investigation.accordingly, this investigation is closed.
Vehicles under investigation
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.