| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
81V077000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
NATIONAL |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
ESCORT |
| Model Year: |
1981 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
NATIONAL COACH CORP. |
| Manufacturered: |
19800501 - 19810501 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
90 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19810701 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19810701 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
NATIONAL MOTOR COACH CO. |
| Report Received Date: |
19810625 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19810702 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
567 |
| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
CHASSIS ON THE INVOLVED BUSES WERE LABELED INCORRECTLY WITH A GVWR OF 10,000 POUNDS THAT DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL REGULATION PART 567.4(G). THIS STATES THAT THE GVWR SHOULD NOT BE LESS THAN THE SUM OF THE UNLOADED VEHICLE WEIGHT, RATED CARGO LOAD AND 150 POUNDS TIMES THE VEHICLE SEATING CAPACITY. THE CERTIFICATION LABEL ALSO INCORRECTLY INDICATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS OF MULTIPURPOSE TYPE. |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
CERTIFICATION LABELS INDICATING TYPE OF VEHICLE AS A BUS WITH GVWR OF 11,000 POUNDS WILL BE AFFIXED IN PLACE OF THE OLD ONES. DECALS WILL ALSO BE AFFIXED IN THE PROPER LOCATIONS TO PROVIDE EXIT INSTRUCTIONS, AND THE CENTER REAR WINDOW WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW EXIT WINDOW. |
