The defect
DURING MANUFACTURE, INCONSISTENCIES MAY HAVE OCCURRED IN THE WELDS JOINING FLOOR SECTIONS. CERTAIN WELDED JOINTS MAY HAVE WEAKNESSES AND MAY NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 221, "SCHOOL BUS BODY JOINT STRENGTH". IMPROPER WELDS MAY ALLOW SECTIONS OF THE FLOOR TO SEPARATE IN A SEVERE COLLISION.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL INSPECT ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES AND ANY NECESSARY CORRECTIVE ACTION WILL BE MADE AT NO COST TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Carpenter School Bus | 1981, 1982 |
Components: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenter School Bus | 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| Carpenter School Bus | 1982 | 0 | 2 |
Other structure recalls in 1983
6 of the 140 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1983 concerned the structure; CARPENTER BDY WRKS, INC. filed 10 campaigns in all.
| 83V110000 21 Oct 1983 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 83V103000 27 Sept 1983 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 83V096000 22 Sept 1983 | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| 83V049000 2 May 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 83V038000 6 Apr 1983 | CARPENTER BDY WRKS, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1983