The defect
THE THREE-POINT LATCHES USED ON THE EMERGENCY DOORS HAVE BEEN MISTAKENLY ASSEMBLED USING STANDARD NUTS RATHER THAN LOCKING NUTS. THE STANDARD NUTS COULD BACK OFF DUE TO VIBRATION, CAUSING THE RODS WHICH UNLOCK THE EMERGENCY DOORS TO FALL OFF.
The risk
IF THIS OCCURS, AND AN EMERGENCY ARISES, THE EMERGENCYDOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUS.
The remedy
THE STANDARD NUTS WILL BE REPLACED WITH LOCKING NUTS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Wayne Chaperone | 1993 |
| Wayne Lifeguard | 1993 |
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Chaperone | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Wayne Lifeguard | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 1993
5 of the 223 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1993 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; WAYNE WHEELED VEHICLES filed 4 campaigns in all.
| 93V189000 30 Nov 1993 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 93V189001 23 Nov 1993 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 93V136000 10 Aug 1993 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 93V080000 17 May 1993 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1993