NHTSA safety recall
Recall 79V267000: INTERIOR LIGHTING
GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP. · Reported to NHTSA Nov 14, 1979
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.
Check a VIN on NHTSA.govWhat this recall covers
NHTSA's campaign record, quoted as published
The defect
THE INVOLVED VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT". THE STEPWELL LIGHTS LOCATED AT THE CURBSIDE FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR AND THE REAR EXIT DOOR MAY GENERATE EXCESSIVE HEAT. THIS HEAT MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO THE PROTRUDING SHIELD LOCATED IN THE PASSENGER ENTRANCE AND EXIT AREA.
The remedy
DEALER WILL INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL PLASTIC COVERSHIELD OVER THE EXISTING SHIELD TO ELIMINATE THE PROBLEM.
Notes
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT BUSES.SYSTEM: LIGHTING AND COMMUNICATIONS; ENTRANCE AND EXIT DOORS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: THE SHIELD COULD BECOME HOT ENOUGH TO SERIOUSLY BURN APASSENGER UPON CONTACT.
A safety recall is issued when a manufacturer or NHTSA determines that a vehicle has a safety-related defect or does not comply with a federal motor vehicle safety standard. Recall repairs are free. Whether a specific vehicle is covered depends on its VIN — a recall listed for a model year does not necessarily apply to every vehicle of that year.
Campaign details
Identifiers and dates as filed with NHTSA
- Manufacturer
- GRUMMAN FLXIBLE CORP.
- Manufacturer's campaign number
- Not recorded
- NHTSA campaign number
- 79V267000
- Units potentially affected
- 10,000
- Report received
- Nov 14, 1979
- Production range
- Feb 1, 1963 – Oct 1, 1978
- Campaign type
- Vehicle
- Federal safety standard (FMVSS)
- 108
Vehicles covered
17 model years across 1 model
Recalls apply to specific vehicles, not to every vehicle of a model year. Check your VIN with NHTSA or your manufacturer's dealer to confirm whether a recall affects your vehicle.