Recall Detail

CHAMPION / BUS / 1997

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 1221 Vehicale/Equipment Name: CHAMPION
Recalled Component Id: 000014837000105666000000277 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: BUS Model Year: 1997
NHTSA Campaign Number: 02V059003 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR Manufacturer That Filed Report: CHAMPION BUS, INC.
Start date of Manufacturing: Sep, 01 1997 End date of Manufacturing: Mar, 31 2000
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 181
Date Owner Notified By MFR : -- Recall Initiator: ODI
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : Champion Bus, Inc. Report Received Date: Mar, 13 2002
Record Creation date : Apr, 18 2002 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : On certain transit buses equipped with adhesively bonded aluminum bus door panels, due to an imperfect bonding of the door panel skin to the panel frame, environmental moisture may infiltrate regions of imperfect bonding and cause separation of the frame and door panel. Consequence Summary: Under these conditions, if the panel is separating or has separated, a passenger could fall from the bus onto the roadway, possibly resulting in personal injury or death.
Corrective Summary : Vapor will notify customers to have their buses inspected and will install mechanical fasteners to attach the skins to the frame elements free of charge. owners who do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact vapor corporation at 847-967-8300 or champion at 1-810-724-6474. Recall Notes: Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
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