Illustration88V169000 · Structure:body:door
Oct 20, 1988
No summary supplied.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: EMERGENCY DOOR WOULD BECOME NON OPERATIONAL IF C CLIPSCAME LOOSE AND FELL OFF.
Remedy: INSTALL C CLIPS OF THE PROPER SIZE.
1987 Carpenter School Bus
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What owners actually said
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Official recalls
287V114000 · Structure:body
Jul 23, 1987
BUS BODIES MAY NOT MEET THE 60 PERCENT JOINT EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 221 DUE TO INSUFFICIENT BONDING OF THE ADHESIVE IN THE JOINT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: ROOF PANEL JOINTS COULD DETACH IN A SEVERE CRASH OR BUSROLLOVER.
Remedy: REPAIR JOINTS BY INSTALLING A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF FASTENERS TO MECHANICALLY BRING JOINTS INTO COMPLIANCE.
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NHTSA investigations
1PE93034 · Handrails
Opened Apr 6, 1993 · Closed May 12, 1993
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Structure
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