The defect
DURING A COLLISION, CERTAIN INTERIOR PANELS COULD SEPARATE BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN INADEQUATELY FASTENED. INTERIOR CEILING AND BODY PANEL JOINTS MAY NOT COMPLY WITH STRENGTH REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 221, "SCHOOL BUS BODY JOINT STRENGTH".
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND INSTALL ADDITIONAL FASTENERS IN THE INTERIOR CEILING PANEL AND WALL PANEL JOINTS AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Carpenter School Bus | 1981, 1982, 1983 |
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 |
| Carpenter School Bus | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
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. |
| 83V004000 21 Jan 1983 | CARPENTER BDY WRKS, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1983