NHTSA Recall 80V008000
NHTSA Campaign Id 80V008000; Date: Feb. 11, 1980
Recalled Vehicles:
1977 Carpenter School Bus
Component: Structure:body
Manufactured by: Carpenter Bdy Wrks, Inc.
Affected Units:: 693
Recall Summary:
Certain interior body panel joints fail to meet the 60 percent joint strength as required by federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 221, "school bus body joint strength".
How to Fix:
Dealer will inspect the body panel joints and locally reinforce them with mechanical fasteners.
Recall Notes:
Vehicle description: school buses. System: structure; interior body panel joints. Consequences of defect: in the event of an accident, the school bus couldexperience a structural collapse and the chances of passenger injury would beincreased.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Feb 7, 1980
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