The defect
STATIONARY REAR WINDOWS INSTEAD OF EMERGENCY EXIT TYPE WERE INSTALLED. ALSO, DRIVERS DOOR AS AN EMERGENCY EXIT, WAS NOT PROPERLY IDENTIFIED AND LABELED.
The risk
BUSES DO NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 217.
The remedy
INSTALL EMERGENCY EXIT TYPE WINDOW IN REAR OF BUS. INSTALL EMERGENCY EXIT LABELING FOR DRIVERS DOOR.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Terra Transit Bus | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terra Transit Bus | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Terra Transit Bus | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Terra Transit Bus | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Terra Transit Bus | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Terra Transit Bus | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Terra Transit Bus | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Terra Transit Bus | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Terra Transit Bus | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Terra Transit Bus | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 1989
24 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the equipment; TURTLE TOP, 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