Recall · 24V092000
Vicinity Motor recalled the VICINITY VI35 over fuel system, other
14
Vehicles covered
1
Model
1
Model years
February 8, 2024
Filed with NHTSA
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:MOUNTING
- The defect
- Vicinity Motor Corporation (Vicinity) is recalling certain 2022 Vi35 transit buses. Inadequate clearance may allow the CNG tanks to contact the supporting mounting structure and/or safety cables, damaging the tanks.
- What it can cause
- A damaged tank can leak natural gas, increasing the risk of a fire.
- What the dealer does
- As an interim repair, dealers will inspect and adjust the mounting structure. If the vehicle's mounting structure cannot be adjusted, owners are advised not to drive their vehicle until the supporting member is replaced. When the final repair is available, dealers will inspect, secure the safety cables, install protective material on the tank, and replace the mounting structure and CNG tanks as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 18, 2024. Owners may contact Vicinity customer service at 1-604-607-4000. Vicinity's number for this recall is CA-000-051.
- NHTSA's note
- Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| VicinityVI35 | 2022 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 14 vehicles this is a small campaign: 89% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers one model year, 2022, so the oldest vehicles on it were 2 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Vicinity vehicles have been recalled over the fuel system, other once before this, most recently in January 2024 as 24V059000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry one other recall published here: 24V385000 (fuel system, other).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Vicinity Motor Corporation with NHTSA on February 8, 2024 as campaign 24V092000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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