The defect
THE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR OF THE COLLINS DIPLOMAT WAS INTENDED TO BE AN EMERGENCY EXIT, BUT IT IS NOT LABELED "EMERGENCY EXIT".
The risk
THE BUSES WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 217.
The remedy
LABEL FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR "EMERGENCY EXIT".
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Collins Diplomat | 1989, 1990 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collins Diplomat | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Collins Diplomat | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 1990
25 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the equipment; COLLINS BUS CORPORATION filed 46 campaigns in all.
| 90V178000 3 Oct 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 90V171000 19 Sept 1990 | KRYSTAL KOACH COMPANY |
| 90V172000 19 Sept 1990 | KRYSTAL KOACH COMPANY |
| 90V156000 5 Sept 1990 | CLASSIC INTERNATIONAL |
| 90V155000 5 Sept 1990 | CLASSIC INTERNATIONAL |
| 90V169000 4 Sept 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 90V153000 28 Aug 1990 | MOLONEY COACH BUILDERS |
| 90V158000 27 Aug 1990 | FORETRAVEL, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990