Recall Detail
SUPERIOR / SCHOOL BUS / 1981
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Record Id: 28171 | Vehicale/Equipment Name: SUPERIOR |
| Recalled Component Id: 000007768000072124000000275 | Manufacturer Supplied Component Name: |
| Model Name: SCHOOL BUS | Model Year: 1981 |
| NHTSA Campaign Number: 96V079000 | Mfr Campaign Number: |
| Component Name: STRUCTURE:BODY | Manufacturer That Filed Report: UNITED TECHNOLOGIES AUTO. |
| Start date of Manufacturing: -- | End date of Manufacturing: -- |
| Report For : V | Potential Number Of Unit Affected: 20000 |
| Date Owner Notified By MFR : May, 29 1997 | Recall Initiator: ODI |
| Manufacturers Of recalled Vehicles/Products : SHELLER-GLOBE CORPORATION | Report Received Date: May, 06 1996 |
| Record Creation date : May, 09 1996 | Federal Motar Safety Number: |
| Defect Summary : Passenger's clothing can unknowingly become caught in the handrails at bus doors when exiting the bus. | Consequence Summary: When a passenger's clothing becomes caught in the handrail, and the bus driver closes the door and puts the vehicle in motion, the individual is subject to being dragged by the bus. this can result in serious injury or death. |
| Corrective Summary : Replace or reposition the handrails to stop clothing from being caught. | Recall Notes: System: equipment; handrails at bus entryways. vehicle description: sheller globe/superior school buses built before 1981. note: because of the age of the school buses, united technologies automotive systems (who acquired sheller globe in 1989) is only required by statute to provide notification of a defect and not a free remedy. |
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