COACH & EQUIP SALES CORP. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1980-07-15.
Recall campaignNHTSA 80V090000
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
Component
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
Manufacturer
COACH & EQUIP SALES CORP.
Vehicles affected
154
Reported to NHTSA
1980-07-15
Defect description
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE AUDIBLE SIGNAL MAY NOT SOUND WHEN THE EMERGENCY DOOR RELEASE MECHANISM IS NOT IN THE CLOSED POSITION AND THE IGNITION IS IN THE "ON" POSITION. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 217, "BUS WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE".
Manufacturer remedy
DEALER WILL INSTALL A MODIFIED LATCH MECHANISM WHICH WILL ALLOW ACTIVATION OF THE ALARM, INDEPENDENT OF THE DOOR POSITION.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES.SYSTEM: STRUCTURE; EMERGENCY DOOR, RELEASE MECHANISM.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IN THE ABSENCE OF AN AUDIBLE WARNING SIGNAL, THE DRIVERCOULD OPERATE THE BUS WHILE THE EMERGENCY DOOR IS NOT SECURE AND PASSENGERSCOULD FALL OUT OR BE EJECTED AND INJURED.
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.