The defect
EMERGENCY EXIT LABEL IS MISSING ON ENTRANCE DOOR AND/OR EXIT DOOR FOR USE AS EMERGENCY EXIT. PUSH OUT WINDOW INSTRUCTION LABEL DOES NOT START WITH THE WORDS EMERGENCY EXIT.
The risk
BUSES ARE NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS 217.
The remedy
INSTALL MISSING LABELS AND REPLACE INCORRECT LABELS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Orion I | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 |
| Orion II | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 |
| Orion Suburban | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orion I | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Orion I | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Orion I | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Orion I | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Orion I | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Orion I | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Orion I | 1987 | 0 | 2 |
| Orion I | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| Orion II | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Orion II | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Orion II | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Orion II | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Orion II | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Orion II | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Orion Suburban | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Orion Suburban | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Orion Suburban | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Orion Suburban | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Orion Suburban | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Orion Suburban | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Orion Suburban | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Orion Suburban | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 1989
24 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the equipment; BUS INDUSTRIES OF AMERICA 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