Model year record

1987 CARPENTER School BUS

2 recall campaigns on file for this model year. No owner complaints on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 88V169000

Structure: body: door

Component
Structure: body: door
Manufacturer
CARPENTER BDY WRKS, INC.
Vehicles affected
745
Reported to NHTSA
1988-10-20
Owners notified
1988-11-10

Safety risk

EMERGENCY DOOR WOULD BECOME NON OPERATIONAL IF C CLIPSCAME LOOSE AND FELL OFF.

Manufacturer remedy

INSTALL C CLIPS OF THE PROPER SIZE.

Recall campaignNHTSA 87V114000

Structure: body

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.

Owner complaints

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

No complaints recorded for this model 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.