The defect
THE PUSH OUT WINDOW EXITS ARE MARKED EXIT, NOT EMERGENCY EXIT AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 217.
The risk
VEHICLE WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 217.
The remedy
INSTALL REPLACEMENT LABELS ON INSIDE LOWER PORTION ON ALL EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOWS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Wheeled Coach 1900DT | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeled Coach 1900DT | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Wheeled Coach 1900DT | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Wheeled Coach 1900DT | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Wheeled Coach 1900DT | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Wheeled Coach 1900DT | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Wheeled Coach 1900DT | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Wheeled Coach 1900DT | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Wheeled Coach 1900DT | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Wheeled Coach 1900DT | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 1989
24 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the equipment; WORLD TRANS, INC. filed 3 campaigns in all.
| 89V231000 14 Dec 1989 | PEUGEOT, INC. |
| 89V222000 13 Dec 1989 | VOLVO GM HEAVY TRUCK CORP |
| 89V207000 27 Nov 1989 | TIMPTE, INC. |
| 89V220000 21 Nov 1989 | DABRYAN COACH BUILDERS |
| 89V219000 21 Nov 1989 | DABRYAN COACH BUILDERS |
| 89V215000 21 Nov 1989 | DABRYAN COACH BUILDERS |
| 89V218000 21 Nov 1989 | DABRYAN COACH BUILDERS |
| 89V198000 9 Nov 1989 | SOUTHAMPTON COACHWORKS LT |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989