TTC to inspect 88 buses after part recall

A Canada-wide recall has led the TTC to inspect nearly 90 of its buses for faulty wiring.

Quebec-based manufacturer Nova has said that wear and tear on an alternator cable may increase the risk of fire in some of its buses.

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As many as 1,500 buses across Canada are fitted with the part.The warning has prompted a transit service in theGatineauregionto take dozens of its vehicles out of service.

Eighty-eight of the TTCs articulated buses are affected by the recall. But,for the moment, transit service wont need to pull any off the road, spokesman Brad Ross said. He called the recall "precautionary."

The fire risk, he said, increases when the vehicles are at least a few years old. Torontos models, which run primarily on the 7 Bathurst and 29 Dufferin routes, went into service last December.

Its something that has only been seen in the older bus fleets. But, nevertheless, we will [be] checking the fleet, said Ross.

It is a very low risk, he said later.

The TTC hasnt received the recall notice yet, but Ross said the transit commission will be working with Nova to inspect the condition of the cable in question.

They are going to be inspected for any wear on this particular cable If there is no wear on this particular cable, then it wont require any repairs at all.

So we dont anticipate any impact on service at this time.