| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
83V038000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
CARPENTER |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
SCHOOL BUS |
| Model Year: |
1982 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
CARPENTER BDY WRKS, INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
19811101 - 19830201 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
186 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19830428 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19830428 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
CARPENTER BDY WRKS, INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
19830406 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19830427 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
571 |
| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
221 |
| Defect Summary: |
DURING A COLLISION, CERTAIN INTERIOR PANELS COULD SEPARATE BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN INADEQUATELY FASTENED. INTERIOR CEILING AND BODY PANEL JOINTS MAY NOT COMPLY WITH STRENGTH REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 221, "SCHOOL BUS BODY JOINT STRENGTH". |
| Consequence Summary: |
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| Corrective Summary: |
THE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND INSTALL ADDITIONAL FASTENERS IN THE INTERIOR CEILING PANEL AND WALL PANEL JOINTS AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER. |