1977 CARPENTER SCHOOL BUS Recall

Campaign:

80V008000 on 03/11/1980

Component:

Structure:body

Manufactured:

06/30/1977 - 08/31/1977

Affected:

693

Defect:

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".

Correction:

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.

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