The defect
THERE IS AN INADEQUATE NUMBER OF EMERGENCY EXITS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE THE BUS; DRIVER'S DOOR EMERGENCY EXIT LABEL AND INSTRUCTIONS ARE NOT PROPERLY LOCATED. WINDOW EMERGENCY EXIT INSTRUCTIONS ARE NOT LEGIBLE.
The risk
BUSES WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 217, AND COULD CONFUSEPASSENGERS TRYING TO EXIT IN AN EMERGENCY.
The remedy
PROPERLY LABEL RIGHT EXIT DOOR AS 'EMERGENCY EXIT'; RELOCATE EMERGENCY EXIT LABELS; AND INSTALL LEGIBLE WINDOW EMERGENCY EXIT INSTRUCTIONS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Champion CTS Challenger | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 |
| Champion CUT-Away Chassis | 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion CTS Challenger | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Champion CTS Challenger | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Champion CTS Challenger | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Champion CTS Challenger | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Champion CTS Challenger | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Champion CTS Challenger | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Champion CTS Challenger | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Champion CTS Challenger | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| Champion CTS Challenger | 1989 | 0 | 2 |
| Champion CTS Challenger | 1990 | 0 | 1 |
| Champion CUT-Away Chassis | 1981 | 0 | 1 |
| Champion CUT-Away Chassis | 1982 | 0 | 1 |
| Champion CUT-Away Chassis | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Champion CUT-Away Chassis | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Champion CUT-Away Chassis | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| Champion CUT-Away Chassis | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| Champion CUT-Away Chassis | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| Champion CUT-Away Chassis | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
| Champion CUT-Away Chassis | 1989 | 0 | 1 |
| Champion CUT-Away Chassis | 1990 | 1 | 1 |
Other equipment recalls in 1990
25 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the equipment; CHAMPION HOME BLDR. CO. filed 14 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