1974 COACH AND EQUIPMENT FORTIBUS Recall

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.

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