Carpenter School Bus 1997
Model School Bus made in 1997 by Carpenter got 20 consumer complains as well as 3 investigations. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to other and seats. The car had some investigations: seats and structure.
Model 1997
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | ||||||
| EA98020 | CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC. | 08/31/1998 | 12/03/1998 | INADEQUATE WELDING QUALITY CONTROL SEATS | 98V238000 | |
| PE98027 | CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC. | 04/27/1998 | 08/31/1998 | INADEQUATE WELDING PASSENGER SEAT | ||
| Operators of affected buses have alleged two issues relative to inadequate welding quality control in the contruction of the passenger seats:1) spot weld failure between the seat back pan (sheet metal) and frame; 2) inadequate weld finishing below the seat bench resulting in children being exposed to sharp edges. | ||||||
| STRUCTURE | ||||||
| PE98036 | CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC. | 06/08/1998 | 12/16/1998 | CRACKING OF ROOF SUPPORT STRUCTURE | 98V321000 | |
| Alleged that the roof support bows are cracking where joined to the bus body side panels | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTHER | |||
| Overhead compartment which is mounted along the left side of the school bus at driver's seat is not padded as required in title 67, chapter 171, section 171.58 the school bus and school vehicle equipment standards. this overhead compartment is situated in a matter which could cause death or serious injury to the occupant of the seat located immediately behind driver due to lack of protectiv epadding on sharp corner of compartment. *ak | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER | |||
| 1 | 02/13/1997 | ||
| Seat backs coming loose due to weld failures on several seats. | |||
| 09/01/1997 | 1 | 08/01/1997 | |
| Back section of the bus seats began to break loose at the base. | |||
| 09/01/1997 | 1 | 08/01/1997 | |
| Seat backs break loose at the base. | |||
| 09/01/1997 | 1 | 08/01/1997 | |
| Seat backs broke loose at the base . | |||
| 09/01/1997 | 1 | 08/01/1997 | |
| Back section of bus seats broke loose at the base . | |||
| 09/01/1997 | 1 | 08/01/1997 | |
| Seat back breaks loose at the base. | |||
| 09/01/1997 | 1 | 08/01/1997 | |
| Back section of bus seats broke loose at the base. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 07/12/1999 | 1 | ||
| Design location of the throttle cable is causing chaffing against the housing resulting in the throttle pedal sticking to the follor. yh | |||
| 07/12/1999 | 1 | ||
| Design location of the throttle cable is causing chaffing against the houseing resulting in the throttle pedal sticking to the follor. yh | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | |||
| 07/12/1999 | 1 | ||
| Design location of the throttle cable is causing chaffing against the houseing resulting in the throttle pedal sticking to the follor. yh | |||
| 07/12/1999 | 1 | ||
| Design location of the throttle cable is causing chaffing against the housing resulting in the throttle pedal sticking to the follor. yh | |||