Model year record

1977 CARPENTER School BUS

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. No owner complaints in our copy of the federal file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 80V008000

Structure: body

Component: Structure: body
Manufacturer: CARPENTER BDY WRKS, INC.
Vehicles affected: 693
Reported to NHTSA: 1980-02-11
Owners notified: 1980-02-07

Defect description

CERTAIN INTERIOR BODY PANEL JOINTS FAIL TO MEET THE 60 PERCENT JOINT STRENGTH AS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 221, "SCHOOL BUS BODY JOINT STRENGTH".

Manufacturer remedy

DEALER WILL INSPECT THE BODY PANEL JOINTS AND LOCALLY REINFORCE THEM WITH MECHANICAL FASTENERS.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

No complaints in our copy of the federal file for this model year. The daily feed covers recent filings; older history appears only after a full-history rebuild.

Other CARPENTER School BUS model years

1997 1996 1995 1994 1989 1988 1987 1983 1982 19811977

All CARPENTER School BUS recalls by year

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.