The defect
THE AIR STARTER CONTROL VALVE IS EQUIPPED WITH A MANUAL OVERRIDE PUSH-BUTTON WHICH BYPASSES THE NORMAL NEUTRAL SAFETY INTERLOCK AND IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 102, "TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER SEQUENCE, STARTER INTERLOCK, AND TRANSMISSION BRAKING EFFECT".
The remedy
AIR STARTER CONTROL VALVE WILL BE REMOVED IF IT IS EQUIPPED WITH A MANUAL OVERRIDE PUSH-BUTTON FEATURE AND WILL BE REPLACED WITH ONE THAT DOES NOT CONTAIN THIS FEATURE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Flxible Transit Coach | 1983, 1984 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID
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 | 1983 | 0 | 2 |
| Flxible Transit Coach | 1984 | 0 | 3 |
Other electrical system recalls in 1984
9 of the 164 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1984 concerned the electrical system; GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. filed 42 campaigns in all.
| 84V164000 31 Dec 1984 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 84V074000 19 Jun 1984 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 84V067000 29 May 1984 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. |
| 84V056000 2 May 1984 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 84V029000 16 Mar 1984 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 84V017000 22 Feb 1984 | VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. |
| 84V012000 6 Feb 1984 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 84V015000 8 Jan 1984 | WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1984