The defect
AN ITEM WORN BY A CHILD, SUCH AS A LONG DRAWSTRING, SASH, OR BACKPACK/BOOKBAG ACCESSORY, CAN BECOME CAUGHT IN THE AREA BETWEEN THE HANDRAIL AND THE FLOOR.
The risk
IF AN ITEM WORN BY A CHILD WERE TO CATCH ON THIS AREA, AND THE DRIVER WERE TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN MOTION, THIS CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
The remedy
US BUS HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. THE CORRECTION WAS TO TURN THE HANDLE UPSIDE DOWN AND INSTALL A REDESIGNED (WHITE) SPACER BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND THE HANDRAIL.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Sturdicorp Sturdibus | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| US Bus Eagle | 1995, 1996 |
| US Bus Universe | 1994, 1995, 1996 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sturdicorp Sturdibus | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Sturdicorp Sturdibus | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Sturdicorp Sturdibus | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| Sturdicorp Sturdibus | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| US Bus Eagle | 1995 | 0 | 3 |
| US Bus Eagle | 1996 | 0 | 3 |
| US Bus Universe | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| US Bus Universe | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
| US Bus Universe | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
Other structure recalls in 1996
27 of the 297 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1996 concerned the structure; U.S. BUS CORPORATION filed 21 campaigns in all.
| 96V247000 12 Dec 1996 | RANGE ROVER NA., INC. |
| 96V238000 25 Nov 1996 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 96V205000 26 Oct 1996 | STURDI-CORP. |
| 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 |
| 96V139000 23 Jul 1996 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1996