9999 VAPOR BUS DOOR PANEL Recall

Campaign:

01E048000 on 09/26/2001

Component:

Structure:body:door

Affected:

40,000

Defect:

Equipment description: adhesively bonded aluminum bus door panels used in passenger doorways on transit and light and medium duty buses installed on buses built between september 1, 1997, and february 1, 2000. due to an imperfect bonding of the door panel skin to the panel frame, environmental moisture may infiltrate regions of imperfect bonding and cause separation of the frame and door panel.

Consequence:

Under these conditions, if the panel is separating or has separated, a passenger could fall from the bus onto the roadway, possibly resulting in personal injury or death.

Correction:

Vapor corporation will notify is customers to have their buses inspected and vapor will install mechanical fasteners to attach the skins to the frame elements free of charge. owner notification began december 19, 2001. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact vapor corporation at 847-967-8300.

Notes:

Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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