The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES. THE BACK PANEL OF THE PASSENGER SEATS WAS NOT ADEQUATELY WELDED.
The risk
IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY PROTECTED AND PERSONAL INJURY COULD OCCUR.
The remedy
CARPENTER WILL PROVIDE OWNERS WITH DETAILED INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE NECESSARY PARTS TO REPAIR THESE SEATS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Carpenter Cadet | 1996, 1997 |
| Carpenter Classic | 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| Carpenter Classmate | 1996 |
| Carpenter Counselor | 1995, 1996, 1997 |
Components: SEATS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carpenter Cadet | 1996 | 0 | 3 |
| Carpenter Cadet | 1997 | 0 | 2 |
| Carpenter Classic | 1995 | 0 | 7 |
| Carpenter Classic | 1996 | 0 | 5 |
| Carpenter Classic | 1997 | 0 | 3 |
| Carpenter Classmate | 1996 | 0 | 3 |
| Carpenter Counselor | 1995 | 0 | 6 |
| Carpenter Counselor | 1996 | 0 | 5 |
| Carpenter Counselor | 1997 | 0 | 4 |
Other seats recalls in 1998
10 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the seats; CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC. filed 14 campaigns in all.
| 98V328000 22 Dec 1998 | COLLINS BUS CORPORATION |
| 98V317000 14 Dec 1998 | MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| 98V308001 17 Nov 1998 | NEOPLAN USA CORP. |
| 98V229000 17 Sept 1998 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 98V163000 21 Jul 1998 | TIARA MOTOR COACH DIVISION |
| 98V145000 26 Jun 1998 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 98V138000 23 Jun 1998 | NEW FLYER OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 98V078000 14 Apr 1998 | MOTO AMERICA INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998