| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
93V050000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
FLXIBLE |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
METRO |
| Model Year: |
1991 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
FLXIBLE CORPORATION |
| Manufacturered: |
19910101 - 19911101 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
487 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19940202 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19940202 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
FLXIBLE CORPORATION |
| Report Received Date: |
19930401 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19930408 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
571 |
| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
217 |
| Defect Summary: |
THE EMERGENCY RELEASE VALVE MOVES OUT OF POSITION CAUSING IT TO BECOME INOPERATIVE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE ENTRANCE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED BY ACTIVATING THE EMERGENCY RELEASE HANDLE. |
| Consequence Summary: |
THE INABILITY TO OPEN AN EMERGENCY EXIT DOES NOT COMPLYWITH FMVSS 217, "BUS WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE", AND COULD RESTRICT THEABILITY OF OCCUPANTS TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY. |
| Corrective Summary: |
THE CORRECTIVE ACTION IS BEING DEVELOPED. BUSES WILL BE REPAIRED WHEN THE CORRECTIVE ACTION HAS BEEN DETERMINED. |