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United States 98V230000

Daimler Commercial Buses NA

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM — ORION/POWER CABLE ROUTING · September 17, 1998

The problem

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRIC ENGINE STARTERS. THE POWER CABLES ARE ROUTED ACROSS THE BACK OF THE ENGINE AND FASTENED TO THE ENGINE BULKHEAD. THE CABLE MAY NOT BE ADEQUATELY FASTENED, CHAFFING THE CABLE, AND CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT.

Risk

THIS CONDITION COULD POSSIBLY START A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

What owners should do

DEALERS REROUTED THE WIRING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.

Units 1068

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