Carpenter School Bus 1977
Model School Bus made in 1977 by Carpenter got 1 recall. There was one recall concerning structure .
Model 1977
Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| STRUCTURE - BODY | ||||||||||||||||
| 80V008000 | CARPENTER BDY WRKS, INC. | from 07/01/1977 to 09/01/1977 | V (Vehicle) | 693 | 02/07/1980 | OVSC | CARPENTER BDY WRKS, INC. | 02/11/1980 | 03/12/1980 | 571 | 221 | |||||
| Defect 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. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | ||||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealer will inspect the body panel joints and locally reinforce them with mechanical fasteners. | |||||||||||||||
| 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. | |||||||||||||||