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1999 Nabi Transit Bus Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Feb 25, 2004
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1999 Nabi Transit Bus, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Electrical1100.0%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Electrical

Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

I AM WRITING TO YOU ABOUT THE MARYLAND MTA BUSES. I WORK FOR THEM AND RECENTLY A PRACTRICE OF ABANDONING AND DISABLING THE FIRE SUPPRESION SYSTEM ON THEM. ON A GREAT PART OF OUR FLEET WHERE THERE HAS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THIS SYSTEM OR IT HAS GONE OFF AS ARESULT OF A FIRE THEM SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN RECARGED AND PUT BACK INTO USE. WE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO BYPASS SHUT-DOWN SYSTEMS SO THE BUS CAN BE SENT BACK OUT. WHEN CHALLENGED OUR JOBS ARE THREATENED. RECENTLY WE HAD A TURBO BLOW, RESULTING IN A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF A BUS. BECAUSE THE SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE AND THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF SMOKE INHALATION. THERE WERE 9 PASSENGERS ON BOARD ALSO, LUCKILY THEM GOT OFF WITHOUT INJURY. NOW THAT THEY HAVE DODGED A BULLET, THEY ARE TRYING TO COVER UP THIS PROBLEM, BY FIXNG SYSTEMS. WE STILL BUSES THAT ARE RUNNING AROUND THE STREETS OF BALTIMORE WITHOUT THIS PROTECTION. THIS IS ONLY A BANDAID OVER THE PROBLEM. BECAUSE OF THE ILLMANAGEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM THIS PROBLEM WILL OCCUR AGAIN. THE OCCURANCE I SPOKE OF HAPPENED ON AWEEKEND WHEN FEWER PEOPLE RIDE THE BUS HAD THIS HAPPENED DURING THE REGULAR WEEKDAY COMMUTE ON THIS BUS ROUTE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE INJURIES AS WELL AS POSSIBLE DEATHS. SOMEONE NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS AND OTHER PRACTICES SUCH AS SENDING BUSES OUT WITH BAD BRAKES ON WHAT THEY CALL SHORT TRIPPERS JUST TO MAKE THEMSEVLES LOOK GOOD. ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED. YOUR FORM DOESN'T HAVE ANY PLACE FOR A LOCATION ON INCIDENT SO HERE IS WHERE IT HAPPENED 1 BLOCK WEST OF 702 & OLD EASTERN AVE. IN ESSEX MD. BALTO. COUNTY. *AK

NHTSA ID 10058962 · filed Feb 25, 2004

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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