| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Record Id: 18482 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: FLXIBLE |
| Recalled Component Id: 000007566000070886000000243 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: METRO | Model Year: 1993 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 95V235000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | Manufacturer That Filed Report: FLXIBLE CORPORATION |
| Start date of Manufacturing: Mar, 01 1986 | End date of Manufacturing: Nov, 01 1994 |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 741 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : -- | Recall Initiator: MFR |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : FLXIBLE CORPORATION | Report Received Date: Dec, 14 1995 |
| Record Creation date : Dec, 22 1995 | Federal Motar Safety Number: 108 |
| Defect Summary : These buses have the headlights automatically activated whenever the windshield wipers are activated. no other exterior lights are activated by windshield wiper activation. this does not comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." | Consequence Summary: Consequence of non-compliance: this could cause a visibility problem increasing the potential for a vehicle accident. |
| Corrective Summary : Dealers will modify the electrical wiring to activate all exterior lights whenever the windshield wipers are activated. | Recall Notes: System: visual; windshield wiper and washer; fmvss no. 108.vehicle description: city transit buses.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 flxible at 1-614-362-2600. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393. |
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