1973 FLXIBLE FLXIBLE Recalls (4)
- Campaign:
- 75V033000 on 10/11/1979
- Component:
- Visibility:windshield
- Affected:
- 1,451
- Notes:
- Flxible campaign no n/a.transit coach.emergency window release latch failedto meet the requirement of fmvss 217.the force necessary to accomplish therelease of window was in excess of 20 pounds pressure.(correct by inspectingand adjusting latches to perform to the requirements of standard 217).
- Campaign:
- 75V018000 on 10/11/1979
- Component:
- Power train:automatic transmission:park/neutral start switch
- Affected:
- 2,349
- Notes:
- Flxible campaign no n/a.all.possibility that the transmission shift toggleswitch can be made to be in two modes of operation simultaneously.that is inneutral and forward or reverse.should the coach be started and leftunattended and if parking brake is not firmly set vehicle could move and causeaccident.(correct by inspecting and installing service kit to solve aboveproblem).
- Campaign:
- 73V179000 on 10/11/1979
- Component:
- Service brakes, air:controls
- Manufactured:
- 07/31/1966 - 06/30/1973
- Affected:
- 4,159
- Notes:
- Flxible co.campaign no 85-25-7.coach.possibility that the brake pedalapplication valve pin and flange assembly were left unsecured when new orrebuilt valves or plates were installed.if this condition exists it couldresult in a partial to complete loss of service brake control.(correct byinspecting and replacing locking screw or cotter pin in the valve pin to lockit in place).
- Campaign:
- 78V081000 on 10/11/1979
- Component:
- Suspension:front:springs:air suspension system
- Manufactured:
- 11/30/1973 - 11/30/1976
- Affected:
- 3,954
- Defect:
- Certain transverse radius rod brackets, on the involved vehicles, attached to the top of the front axle, may have been improperly manufactured. this improper manufacturing could result in abnormal stress loads being imposed on one or both brackets during installation.
- Correction:
- The dealer will inspect brackets for cracks and perpendicularity and, if necessary, reposition or replace the brackets.
- Notes:
- Vehicle description: transit buses.system: suspension; rod brackets.consequences of defect: continued operation under these circumstances willresult in fracture of the vertical portion of either bracket. if completebracket separation of either bracket occurs as a result of fracture, the frontaxle could shift sideways causing binding and rubbing of the steering shaft.this could lead to a loss of steering control without prior warning and anaccident.note: binding and rubbing at the steering shaft should provide warning to theoperator that the defect exists.
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