1976 COACH AND EQUIPMENT FORTIVAN Recalls (2)
- Campaign:
- 77V031000 on 10/11/1979
- Component:
- Equipment:other:labels
- Affected:
- 1,220
- Defect:
- The involved vehicles fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus window retention and release". the rear door glass may have been installed with a rubber gasket which may provide marginal retention.
- Correction:
- Owner will be sent four special metal brackets to be installed on each of the rear door glass windows. owner will be reimbursed for labor charges.
- Notes:
- Vehicle description: school buses.system: structure; window attachments.consequences of defect: in the event of an occupant impacting the window, itcould separate from its retainer before window breakage, resulting in partialejection of passenger and serious injury.
- Campaign:
- 80V086000 on 08/07/1980
- Component:
- Latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch
- Manufactured:
- 09/30/1976 - 10/31/1978
- Affected:
- 24
- Defect:
- Vehicles may not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus window retention and release". certain vehicles may have gone through production without the deactivation of the key lock in the rear door.
- Correction:
- Dealer will install a sheet metal screw in the rear emergency door locking mechanism.
- Notes:
- Vehicle description: school buses.system: structure; rear emergency door lock.consequences of defect: this would allow the engine to be started with theignition switch when the rear emergency door was locked. if the door was lockedduring vehicle operation, passengers could not exit quickly and safely in caseof emergency and serious injuries could result.
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