Known Recalls

Model year record

1989 NATIONAL Commuter VAN

1 recall campaign on file for this model year. No owner complaints on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 90V022000

Equipment: other: labels

Component
Equipment: other: labels
Manufacturer
NATIONAL COACH CORP.
Vehicles affected
105
Reported to NHTSA
1990-02-02
Owners notified
1990-02-02

Defect description

THE REAR DOOR FAILED THE FMVSS 217 MAGNITUDE OF FORCE TEST. THE REAR DOOR RELEASE MECHANISM REQUIRES 35 POUNDS OF FORCE TO OPERATE. THIS IS GREATER THAN THE 20 POUNDS MAXIMUM ALLOWED BY THE FMVSS FOR DOORS LABELED 'EMERGENCY EXIT'. HOWEVER, THERE IS MORE UNOBSTRUCTED EXIT AREA THAN REQUIRED BY THE FMVSS, THEREFORE, THE REAR DOOR DOES NOT NEED TO BE LABELED AS AN EMERGENCY EXIT.

Safety risk

NONE. TO BRING THE VEHICLE INTO COMPLIANCE, THE WORDS 'IN EMERGENCY' WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE REAR DOOR LABEL.

Manufacturer remedy

REMOVE WORDS 'IN EMERGENCY' FROM REAR DOOR LABEL.

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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