The defect
THE REAR BUMPER BRACKET WELDS CAN CRACK.
The risk
THIS CRACKING COULD CAUSE A BUMPER TO DETACH FROM THE CHASSIS INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
The remedy
NEW BRACKETS MADE OUT OF 10 GAUGE MATERIAL WITH GUSSETS WILL BE USED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE BRACKETS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Startrans Bus Candidate | 1995 |
| Startrans Bus Senator | 1995 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Startrans Bus Candidate | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Startrans Bus Senator | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
Other structure recalls in 1996
27 of the 297 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1996 concerned the structure; SUPREME CORP. filed 4 campaigns in all.
| 96V247000 12 Dec 1996 | RANGE ROVER NA., INC. |
| 96V238000 25 Nov 1996 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 96V205000 26 Oct 1996 | STURDI-CORP. |
| 96V206000 26 Oct 1996 | U.S. BUS CORPORATION |
| 96V169000 10 Sept 1996 | MID BUS INCORPORATED |
| 96V165000 9 Sept 1996 | STARCRAFT RV, INC. |
| 96V164000 5 Sept 1996 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 96V146000 1 Aug 1996 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1996