The defect
BUS BODIES MAY NOT MEET THE 60 PERCENT JOINT EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 221 DUE TO INSUFFICIENT BONDING OF THE ADHESIVE IN THE JOINT.
The risk
ROOF PANEL JOINTS COULD DETACH IN A SEVERE CRASH OR BUSROLLOVER.
The remedy
REPAIR JOINTS BY INSTALLING A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF FASTENERS TO MECHANICALLY BRING JOINTS INTO COMPLIANCE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Carpenter School Bus | 1987 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY
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 | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
Other structure recalls in 1987
10 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the structure; CARPENTER BDY WRKS, INC. filed 10 campaigns in all.
| 87V163000 20 Oct 1987 | DEERE AND COMPANY |
| 87V161000 15 Oct 1987 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 87V124000 10 Aug 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V096000 2 Jul 1987 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 87V091000 15 Jun 1987 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 87V076000 26 May 1987 | NAVISTAR INTL CORP. |
| 87V046000 3 Apr 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V001000 12 Jan 1987 | NATIONAL AMBULANCE BLDRS |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987