The defect
CERTAIN 2004 CORBEIL MINIBUS SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN APRIL 26 AND MAY 21, 2004. AN INADEQUATE QUANTITY OF GLUE WAS USED TO SEAL THE CEILING JOINTS WHICH FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 221, SCHOOL BUS BODY JOINT STRENGTH.
The risk
IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE LONGITUDINAL ROOF JOINT COULD HAVE LESS STRENGTH AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 221, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.
The remedy
CORBEIL WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REPAIR THE BUSES BY ADDING ADDITIONAL GLUE AND/OR SCREWS TO ENFORCE THE CEILING JOINTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 17, 2006. CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT CORBEIL AT 450-439-3577.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Corbeil Minibus | 2004 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corbeil Minibus | 2004 | 0 | 4 |
Other structure recalls in 2005
29 of the 562 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2005 concerned the structure; LES ENTREPRISES M.CORBEIL filed 5 campaigns in all.
| 05V573000 28 Dec 2005 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 05V561000 20 Dec 2005 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| 05V534000 21 Nov 2005 | COTTRELL, INC. |
| 05V523000 16 Nov 2005 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| 05V521000 9 Nov 2005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 05V471000 13 Oct 2005 | LES ENTREPRISES M.CORBEIL |
| 05V413000 20 Sept 2005 | SALEEN, INC. |
| 05V397000 13 Sept 2005 | FREIGHTLINER LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2005