The defect
THE NEUTRAL BY PASS SWITCH WHICH ALLOWS THE NEUTRAL START SAFETY SWITCH TO BE OVERRIDDEN VIOLATES THE FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 102.
The risk
SHOULD THE NEUTRAL START SWITCH BE OVERRIDDEN AND THEBUS ENGINE STARTED WHILE IN GEAR, IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE BUS TO MOVEUNEXPECTEDLY. THIS COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
ON VEHICLES WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE SWITCH IS TO BE DISCONNECTED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Crown School Bus | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 |
Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crown School Bus | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Crown School Bus | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Crown School Bus | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Crown School Bus | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Crown School Bus | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Crown School Bus | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Crown School Bus | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| Crown School Bus | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| Crown School Bus | 1989 | 1 | 2 |
Other electrical system recalls in 1989
14 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the electrical system; CROWN COACH CORPORATION filed 5 campaigns in all.
| 89V195000 8 Nov 1989 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
| 89V185000 1 Nov 1989 | YAMAHA INTERNATIONAL CORP |
| 89V146000 28 Aug 1989 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 89V138000 15 Aug 1989 | AM GENERAL CORPORATION |
| 89V128000 31 Jul 1989 | DIAMOND-STAR MOTORS |
| 89V088000 26 May 1989 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 89V069000 2 May 1989 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 89V062000 17 Apr 1989 | SENTINEL VEHICLES LIMITED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989