The defect
INSUFFICIENT TORQUING OF BOLTS ON THE CLAMPS USED TO SECURE ADJOINING SECTIONS OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM CAN CAUSE THE SECTIONS TO SEPARATE FROM THE CLAMPS, AND CAN ALLOW EXHAUST GAS TO LEAK UNDER THE VEHICLE.
The risk
IF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM SEPARATES UNDER AN OPERATING VEHICLE, EXHAUST GAS CAN MIGRATIE INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE BUS.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT ALL EXHAUST SYSTEM CLAMPS TO ASSURE THEY ARE PROPERLY SECURED. UNTIL THE BUSES ARE INSPECTED AND REPAIRED, THEY SHOULD ONLY BE OPERATED WITH ADEQUATE OUTSIDE VENTILATION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Wayne Lifestar | 1993 |
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
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 Lifestar | 1993 | 0 | 2 |
Other engine and engine cooling recalls in 1994
11 of the 244 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1994 concerned the engine and engine cooling; WAYNE WHEELED VEHICLES filed 4 campaigns in all.
| 94V179000 26 Sept 1994 | SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. |
| 94V157000 24 Aug 1994 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 94V144000 2 Aug 1994 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 94V132000 19 Jul 1994 | ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED |
| 94V126000 8 Jul 1994 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 94V098000 24 May 1994 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 94V094000 11 May 1994 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 94V049000 21 Mar 1994 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1994