| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
89V070000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
CROWN |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
SCHOOL BUS |
| Model Year: |
1979 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
CROWN COACH CORPORATION |
| Manufacturered: |
19680101 - 19890301 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
700 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19890307 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19890307 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
CROWN AUTO TOP MFG. |
| Report Received Date: |
19890508 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19890519 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
571 |
| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
102 |
| Defect Summary: |
THE NEUTRAL BY PASS SWITCH WHICH ALLOWS THE NEUTRAL START SAFETY SWITCH TO BE OVERRIDDEN VIOLATES THE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 102. |
| Consequence Summary: |
SHOULD THE NEUTRAL START SWITCH BE OVERRIDDEN AND THEBUS ENGINE STARTED WHILE IN GEAR, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE BUS TO MOVEUNEXPECTEDLY. THIS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT. |
| Corrective Summary: |
ON VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE SWITCH IS TO BE DISCONNECTED. |