The defect
AIR OPEN/SPRING CLOSED TYPE EXIT DOOR MAY BE INCORRECTLY WIRED.
The risk
DRIVER CAN DRIVE OFF WITH EXIT DOOR NOT CLOSED AND LOCKEDWHICH COULD RESULT IN A PASSENGER FALLING OUT OF THE EXIT DOOR WHILE THE BUS ISMOVING.
The remedy
CORRECT DOOR WIRING AND READJUST DOORS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Flxible 870 | 1986, 1987, 1988 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
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 870 | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
| Flxible 870 | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| Flxible 870 | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
Other structure recalls in 1988
5 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1988 concerned the structure; FLXIBLE CORPORATION filed 25 campaigns in all.
| 88V169000 20 Oct 1988 | CARPENTER BDY WRKS, INC. |
| 88V134000 9 Aug 1988 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 88V112000 12 Jul 1988 | WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
| 88V088000 1 Jun 1988 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1988