| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
96V169000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
MID BUS |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
SUPERIOR |
| Model Year: |
1991 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
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| Manufacturer Component Description: |
STRUCTURE:BODY |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
MID BUS INCORPORATED |
| Manufacturered: |
19880104 - 19930611 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
2826 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
19960923 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
19960923 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
MID BUS CORPORATION |
| Report Received Date: |
19960910 |
| Record Creation Date: |
19960923 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
AN ITEM WORN BY A CHILD, SUCH AS A LONG DRAWSTRING, SASH, OR BACKPACK/BOOKBAG ACCESSORY, CAN BECOME CAUGHT IN THE AREA BETWEEN THE HANDRAIL AND THE FLOOR. |
| Consequence Summary: |
IF AN ITEM WORN BY A CHILD WERE TO CATCH ON THIS AREA, AND THE DRIVER WERE TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN MOTION, THIS CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A WEDGE TYPE BLOCK IN THE "V' CREATED BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND THE HANDRAIL. |
