Model year record

1987 LEWIS Reddi

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

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 90V018000

Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly

Component: Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
Manufacturer: LEWIS MANUFACTURING, INC.
Vehicles affected: 139
Reported to NHTSA: 1990-01-01
Owners notified: 1989-12-08

Defect description

REAR IMPACT AT 30 MPH CAUSED STEEL MEMBER OF FLOOR STRUCTURE TO PUNCTURE TOP OF REAR FUEL TANK, IN VIOLATION OF FMVSS 301.

Safety risk

FUEL LEAKAGE COULD OCCUR FROM THIS PUNCTURE, CREATING A FIRE HAZARD IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE.

Manufacturer remedy

CUT CENTER FLOOR SUPPORT TUBE OFF AT FORWARD END TO PREVENT IT FROM PUNCTURING FUEL TANK IN A REAR IMPACT COLLISION.

Recall campaignNHTSA 90V017000

Seat belts: front: anchorage

Component: Seat belts: front: anchorage
Manufacturer: LEWIS MANUFACTURING, INC.
Vehicles affected: 23
Reported to NHTSA: 1990-01-01
Owners notified: 1989-12-08

Defect description

SAFETY BELT ANCHORAGES DID NOT MEET LOAD REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 222.

Safety risk

BUSES WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 222; PASSENGERS IN THE AFFECTED REAR AREAS OF THE SCHOOL BUS MIGHT NOT BE SUFFICIENTLY RESTRAINED IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN IMPACT OR ACCIDENT, WHICH MIGHT RESULT IN MORE EXTENSIVE INJURY.

Manufacturer remedy

ADD A .25 INCH TO 1.5 INCH STRAP TO TWO REARMOST SEATS.

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.

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