The defect
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY CONTAIN EMERGENCY ESCAPE WINDOWS THAT DO NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 217, "BUS WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE". EXCESSIVE FORCE MAY BE REQUIRED TO OPEN THESE WINDOWS.
The remedy
EMERGENCY WINDOWS WILL BE MODIFIED TO ENSURE SAFE OPERATION WITHOUT CHARGE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Flxible Transit Coach | 1982 |
Components: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flxible Transit Coach | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
Other visibility recalls in 1982
5 of the 135 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1982 concerned the visibility; GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. filed 42 campaigns in all.
| 82V110000 15 Nov 1982 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 82V098000 12 Oct 1982 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 82V053000 24 May 1982 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 82V026000 16 Mar 1982 | U.S. ELECTRICAR CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1982