The defect
ONLY TWO EMERGENCY WINDOW EXISTS WERE IDENTIFIED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BUS, INSTEAD OF THREE REQUIRED BY FMVSS 217. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: BUSES DO NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 217.
The remedy
EMERGENCY EXIT INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE ADDED TO THE THIRD WINDOW ON THE LEFT SIDE TO IDENTIFY THIS WINDOW POSITION AS AN EMERGENCY EXIT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Flxible Metro | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
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 Metro | 1983 | 0 | 4 |
| Flxible Metro | 1984 | 0 | 7 |
| Flxible Metro | 1985 | 0 | 8 |
| Flxible Metro | 1986 | 0 | 8 |
Other equipment recalls in 1986
5 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the equipment; FLXIBLE CORPORATION filed 25 campaigns in all.
| 86V140000 21 Oct 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V139000 21 Oct 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V095000 15 Jul 1986 | COLEMAN CO., INC. |
| 86V031000 25 Feb 1986 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986