The CB is powered directly through the battery. Im thinking when he took the cables off the battery he started to pull them away and didn't see the CB hooked to it and may have pulled out the inline fuse.

I'm not sure if it was yellow or not. Part of it was the battery cable that went down to the starter. I haven't had a chance to really get in there yet and check it out and I may not until Friday. I found it quite telling this is a manufacturer issue that may end up with a recall eventually. After it not starting the mechanic popped the hood, stuck his hand down behind and to the left of the battery and jiggled the wire and tried starting it again. The fact that he knew exactly what it was so quickly leads me to believe this is a common problem.