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Recall campaign · NHTSA 87V114000
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CARPENTER BDY WRKS, INC. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1987-07-23.
Recall campaign NHTSA 87V114000
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Component Structure: body
Manufacturer CARPENTER BDY WRKS, INC.
Vehicles affected 874
Reported to NHTSA 1987-07-23
Owners notified 1987-08-03 Defect description BUS BODIES MAY NOT MEET THE 60 PERCENT JOINT EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 221 DUE TO INSUFFICIENT BONDING OF THE ADHESIVE IN THE JOINT.
Safety risk ROOF PANEL JOINTS COULD DETACH IN A SEVERE CRASH OR BUSROLLOVER.
Manufacturer remedy REPAIR JOINTS BY INSTALLING A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF FASTENERS TO MECHANICALLY BRING JOINTS INTO COMPLIANCE.
Notes SYSTEM: BODY/ROOF PANEL JOINTS/FMVSS 221.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUS BODIES.
Scope of coverage 1 model year.
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