COACH & EQUIP SALES CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1977-03-01.
Recall campaignNHTSA 77V031000
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Equipment: other: labels
Manufacturer
COACH & EQUIP SALES CORP.
Vehicles affected
1,220
Reported to NHTSA
1977-03-01
Owners notified
1977-04-01
Defect description
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.
Manufacturer remedy
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.
Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.