Recall Detail

CARPENTER / CLASSIC / 1995

Components - Details
NHTSA Record Id: 16031 Vehicale/Equipment Name: CARPENTER
Recalled Component Id: 000007974000061721000000318 Manufacturer Supplied Component Name:
Model Name: CLASSIC Model Year: 1995
NHTSA Campaign Number: 96V126002 Mfr Campaign Number:
Component Name: SEATS Manufacturer That Filed Report: CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC.
Start date of Manufacturing: Aug, 01 1993 End date of Manufacturing: Mar, 16 1996
Report For : V Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 18
Date Owner Notified By MFR : -- Recall Initiator: ODI
Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC. Report Received Date: Aug, 06 1996
Record Creation date : Oct, 22 1996 Federal Motar Safety Number:
Defect Summary : The seat pedestals are fatigue cracking adjacent to the weld which secures the pedestal's upper plate to the upper, telescoping portion of the adjustable column support. Consequence Summary: The upper mounting plate and seat upper gradually becomes loose resulting in the upper plate detaching from the supporting column and the seat can fall from its mounting. this can result in personal injury to the driver.
Corrective Summary : Bostrom is conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. dealers will repair these pedestals with a newly designed pedestal bracket kit. Recall Notes: Vehicle description:school buses equipped with bostrom driver's seat model f222 or bostrom "routemaster" seat.owner notification:bostrom is conducting the owner notification and remedy campaign for this recall.owner notification has already started.note:owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact bostrom ator carpenter at 1-317-965-4000. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
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