The defect
FLOOR ANCHORAGE INSERT BOLTS FOR SECURING WHEELCHAIR ARE SUBJECT TO BREAK.
The risk
A BROKEN OR DAMAGED BOLT MAY NOT ADEQUATELY RESTRAIN AWHEELCHAIR AND PERSON DURING HARD BUS MANEUVER OR DURING A CRASH.
The remedy
FLOOR ANCHORAGE MOUNTING INSERT DESIGN WILL BE CHANGED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Flxible Metro | 1988 |
Components: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
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 Metro | 1988 | 0 | 6 |
Other unknown or other recalls in 1989
4 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the unknown or other; FLXIBLE CORPORATION filed 25 campaigns in all.
| 89V205000 28 Nov 1989 | NEOPLAN USA CORP. |
| 89V130000 7 Aug 1989 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 89V105000 27 Jun 1989 | PREVOST CAR, INCORPORATED |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989