The defect
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 217, "BUS WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE". VEHICLES LACK THE PROPER NUMBER OF EMERGENCY EXITS.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSPECT INVOLVED VEHICLES FOR PROPER NUMBER OF EXITS. ALSO, WHERE REQUIRED, STATIONARY SASHES WILL BE REMOVED AND HINGED EMERGENCY EXITS WILL BE INSTALLED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Other unknown or other recalls in 1978
5 of the 272 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1978 concerned the unknown or other; SHELLER-GLOBE CORPORATION filed 33 campaigns in all.
| 78V189000 30 Aug 1978 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 78V160000 19 Jul 1978 | FRUEHAUF CORPORATION |
| 78V140000 14 Jun 1978 | SHELLER-GLOBE CORPORATION |
| 78V029000 9 Feb 1978 | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1978