The defect
THE ENTRANCE DOOR EMERGENCY RELEASE MECHANISM MAY EXCEED THE 20 LB. FORCE ALLOWED BY FMVSS 217.
The risk
BUSES WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH STANDARD.
The remedy
REPAIR RELEASE CABLE MECHANISM TO COMPLY WITH STANDARD.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Flxible 870 | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
| Flxible Metro | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
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 | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Flxible 870 | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Flxible 870 | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Flxible 870 | 1986 | 0 | 2 |
| Flxible 870 | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| Flxible 870 | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| Flxible 870 | 1989 | 0 | 2 |
| Flxible Metro | 1983 | 0 | 4 |
| Flxible Metro | 1984 | 0 | 7 |
| Flxible Metro | 1985 | 0 | 8 |
| Flxible Metro | 1986 | 0 | 8 |
| Flxible Metro | 1987 | 0 | 6 |
| Flxible Metro | 1988 | 0 | 6 |
| Flxible Metro | 1989 | 1 | 7 |
Other structure recalls in 1989
10 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the structure; FLXIBLE CORPORATION filed 25 campaigns in all.
| 89V225000 18 Dec 1989 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 89V210000 30 Nov 1989 | WINNEBAGO IND., INC. |
| 89V188000 7 Nov 1989 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 89V177000 23 Oct 1989 | MAN TRUCK AND BUS CORP. |
| 89V167000 9 Oct 1989 | LEWIS MANUFACTURING, INC. |
| 89V148000 8 Sept 1989 | METROTRANS CORPORATION |
| 89V131000 4 Aug 1989 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 89V090000 5 Jun 1989 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989