The defect
CERTAIN BUSES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THE BUSES WERE BUILT WITHOUT THE REQUIRED REFLEX REFLECTORS ON THE REAR AND REAR SIDE AND, ON CERTAIN MODELS, THE SIDE INTERMEDIATE REFLECTORS ARE MISSING.
The risk
MISSING REFLECTORS COULD LEAD TO REDUCED VISIBILITY OF THE BUS INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
GOSHEN WILL MAIL THE REQUIRED REFLECTORS ALONG WITH INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS TO OWNERS. IF THE CUSTOMER IS UNCOMFORTABLE IN PERFORMING THIS PROCEDURE, THEY MAY TAKE THE BUS TO ANY GOSHEN COACH DEALER TO HAVE THE REFLECTORS INSTALLED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 5, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT GOSHEN COACH AT 1-877-734-4943.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Goshen Euroshuttle | 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| Goshen GC II | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Goshen Pacer II | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Goshen Pacer LS | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| Goshen Sentinel | 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goshen Euroshuttle | 2005 | 0 | 4 |
| Goshen Euroshuttle | 2006 | 0 | 5 |
| Goshen Euroshuttle | 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen GC II | 2005 | 0 | 7 |
| Goshen GC II | 2006 | 0 | 10 |
| Goshen GC II | 2007 | 0 | 10 |
| Goshen GC II | 2008 | 0 | 10 |
| Goshen Pacer II | 2005 | 0 | 5 |
| Goshen Pacer II | 2006 | 0 | 5 |
| Goshen Pacer II | 2007 | 0 | 4 |
| Goshen Pacer II | 2008 | 0 | 5 |
| Goshen Pacer LS | 2005 | 0 | 2 |
| Goshen Pacer LS | 2006 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen Pacer LS | 2007 | 0 | 3 |
| Goshen Pacer LS | 2008 | 0 | 7 |
| Goshen Sentinel | 2005 | 0 | 4 |
| Goshen Sentinel | 2006 | 0 | 7 |
| Goshen Sentinel | 2007 | 0 | 6 |
| Goshen Sentinel | 2008 | 0 | 8 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 2007
22 of the 587 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2007 concerned the exterior lighting; GOSHEN COACH filed 18 campaigns in all.
| 07V515000 5 Nov 2007 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 07V493000 22 Oct 2007 | U.S. BUS CORPORATION |
| 07V491000 18 Oct 2007 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 07V492000 18 Oct 2007 | R-VISION |
| 07V482000 16 Oct 2007 | GM DAEWOO AUTO & TECHNOLOGY COMPANY |
| 07V478000 11 Oct 2007 | MACK TRUCKS, INC |
| 07V463000 1 Oct 2007 | UTILIMASTER CORPORATION |
| 07V456000 27 Sept 2007 | NATIONAL RV, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2007