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1997 Carpenter School Bus Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
12
Latest May 10, 2000
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
0
Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
0
Reports on file since Mar 13, 1998

What this page shows

Our database holds 12 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1997 Carpenter School Bus. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–12 of 12

Filed May 10, 2000

OVERHEAD COMPARTMENT WHICH IS MOUNTED ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE SCHOOL BUS AT DRIVER'S SEAT IS NOT PADDED AS REQUIRED IN TITLE 67, CHAPTER 171, SECTION 171.58 " THE SCHOOL BUS AND SCHOOL VEHICLE EQUIPMENT STANDARDS." THIS OVERHEAD COMPARTMENT IS SITUATED IN A MATTER WHICH COULD CAUSE DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY TO THE OCCUPANT OF THE SEAT LOCATED IMMEDIATELY BEHIND DRIVER DUE TO LACK OF PROTECTIV EPADDING ON SHARP CORNER OF COMPARTMENT. *AK

NHTSA ID
784240
Driver assistance
Filed Oct 29, 1999

DESIGN LOCATION OF THE THROTTLE CABLE IS CAUSING CHAFFING AGAINST THE HOUSING RESULTING IN THE THROTTLE PEDAL STICKING TO THE FOLLOR. YH

NHTSA ID
549382
Incident
Jul 12, 1999
Driver assistance
Filed Oct 29, 1999

DESIGN LOCATION OF THE THROTTLE CABLE IS CAUSING CHAFFING AGAINST THE HOUSEING RESULTING IN THE THROTTLE PEDAL STICKING TO THE FOLLOR. YH

NHTSA ID
549364
Incident
Jul 12, 1999
Driver assistance
Filed Oct 29, 1999

DESIGN LOCATION OF THE THROTTLE CABLE IS CAUSING CHAFFING AGAINST THE HOUSEING RESULTING IN THE THROTTLE PEDAL STICKING TO THE FOLLOR. YH

NHTSA ID
549362
Incident
Jul 12, 1999
Driver assistance
Filed Oct 29, 1999

DESIGN LOCATION OF THE THROTTLE CABLE IS CAUSING CHAFFING AGAINST THE HOUSEING RESULTING IN THE THROTTLE PEDAL STICKING TO THE FOLLOR. YH

NHTSA ID
549359
Incident
Jul 12, 1999
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 30, 1998

SEAT BACKS COMING LOOSE DUE TO WELD FAILURES ON SEVERAL SEATS.

NHTSA ID
533295
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 13, 1998

BACK SECTION OF THE BUS SEATS BEGAN TO BREAK LOOSE AT THE BASE.

NHTSA ID
605948
Incident
Sep 1, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 13, 1998

BACK SECTION OF BUS SEATS BROKE LOOSE AT THE BASE.

NHTSA ID
605947
Incident
Sep 1, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 13, 1998

BACK SECTION OF BUS SEATS BROKE LOOSE AT THE BASE .

NHTSA ID
605946
Incident
Sep 1, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 13, 1998

SEAT BACKS BROKE LOOSE AT THE BASE .

NHTSA ID
605945
Incident
Sep 1, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 13, 1998

SEAT BACKS BREAK LOOSE AT THE BASE.

NHTSA ID
605763
Incident
Sep 1, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 13, 1998

SEAT BACK BREAKS LOOSE AT THE BASE.

NHTSA ID
532584
Incident
Sep 1, 1997

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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