The defect
BECAUSE OF MISALIGNED LATCH AND LOCK COMPONENTS, CERTAIN SIDE WINDOW ASSEMBLIES MAY NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 217, "BUS WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE". A WEAR PATTERN MAY BEGIN TO FORM ON THE WINDOW HINGE WHICH MAY CAUSE EXTREME DIFFICULTY IN OPERATING THE RETENTION MECHANISM.
The remedy
THE DEFECT MAY BE CORRECTED BY INSPECTING, CLAMPING A TOOL ONTO THE WINDOW ASSEMBLY STRIKER PLATE, AND SETTING THE PROPER GAP BETWEEN THE WINDOW RETENTION MECHANISM AND THE STRIKER PLATE. THE SPECIFIC PROCEDURE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM DEPENDS ON THE MANUFACTURER OF THE WINDOW ASSEMBLY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Transportation MC9 | 1981, 1982, 1983 |
Components: VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transportation MC9 | 1981 | 0 | 3 |
| Transportation MC9 | 1982 | 0 | 3 |
| Transportation MC9 | 1983 | 0 | 2 |
Other visibility recalls in 1983
5 of the 140 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1983 concerned the visibility; TRANSPORTATION MFG. CORP. filed 17 campaigns in all.
| 83V112000 26 Oct 1983 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 83V065000 7 Jul 1983 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 83V003000 24 Jan 1983 | COLUMBUS CYCLE |
| 83V011000 7 Jan 1983 | MOTOR COACH IND., INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1983