| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
90V041000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
DIAMOND |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
PEOPLE MOVER |
| Model Year: |
1989 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
COONS MFG., INC. |
| Manufacturered: |
19821001 - 19870901 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
958 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19900920 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19900920 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
DIAMOND REO TRUCKS, INC. |
| Report Received Date: |
19900305 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19900313 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
571 |
| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
217 |
| Defect Summary: |
THE FRONT ELECTRIC BI-FOLD DOORS ON THESE BUSES ARE IDENTIFIED AS AN "EMERGENCY EXIT". FMVSS 217 REQUIRES THAT DOORS IDENTIFIED AS EMERGENCY EXITS REQUIRE LESS THAN 20 POUNDS OF PRESSURE TO OPEN. THESE DOORS REQUIRE MORE THAN 25 POUNDS OF PRESSURE TO OPERATE MANUALLY. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THE VEHICLE IS IN NON-COMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS 217. |
| Corrective Summary: |
REPLACE THE "EMERGENCY EXIT" SIGNS WITH SIGNS THAT READ "FOR MANUAL OPERATION, PULL LEVER DOWN". SINCE THE DOORS ARE NOT IDENTIFIED AS AN EMERGENCY EXIT, THIS ELIMINATES THE NON-COMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS 217. |