The defect
Volvo Bus Corporation (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 9700 motor coaches modified January 11, 2012, through September 18, 2012 to provide wheel chair access. After being altered, the buses have an insufficient number of emergency exit windows on the passenger side of the bus. As such, these buses fail to conform with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."
The risk
In the event of an emergency, an insufficient number of emergency exits may delay an occupants egress of the bus, increasing the risk of personal injury.
The remedy
Volvo will notify owners and dealers will install an additional emergency exit window, free of charge. The recall began on January 16, 2014. Owners may contact Volvo at 1-800-528-6586. Volvo's recall number is SR13-92.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Volvo Bus 9700 | 2009, 2010 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volvo Bus 9700 | 2009 | 0 | 14 |
| Volvo Bus 9700 | 2010 | 0 | 14 |
Other structure recalls in 2013
25 of the 627 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2013 concerned the structure; Volvo Bus Corporation filed 26 campaigns in all.
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| 13V581000 20 Nov 2013 | Navistar, Inc. |
| 13V582000 20 Nov 2013 | Jet Company, Inc. |
| 13V559000 7 Nov 2013 | Starcraft RV, Inc. |
| 13V558000 7 Nov 2013 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 13V501000 17 Oct 2013 | Cheetah Chassis Corporation |
| 13V468000 18 Sept 2013 | Daimler Trucks North America |
| 13V406000 9 Sept 2013 | Corp. Micro Bird Inc. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2013