RoadVitals

NHTSA safety recall

Recall 80V090000: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

COACH & EQUIP SALES CORP. · Reported to NHTSA Jul 15, 1980

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.gov
Units potentially affectedThe manufacturer's own estimate of how many vehicles or items of equipment may contain the defect. It is not a count of failures, and not every unit in the range is necessarily affected.
154
Model years coveredModel years in our database that NHTSA matched to this campaign. Whether an individual vehicle is covered still depends on its VIN.
3
Models covered
1
Grouped from the model years above
Reported to NHTSA
Jul 15, 1980
Production Jan 1, 1977 – Mar 1, 1979

What this recall covers

NHTSA's campaign record, quoted as published

The defect

ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE AUDIBLE SIGNAL MAY NOT SOUND WHEN THE EMERGENCY DOOR RELEASE MECHANISM IS NOT IN THE CLOSED POSITION AND THE IGNITION IS IN THE "ON" POSITION. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 217, "BUS WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE".

The remedy

DEALER WILL INSTALL A MODIFIED LATCH MECHANISM WHICH WILL ALLOW ACTIVATION OF THE ALARM, INDEPENDENT OF THE DOOR POSITION.

Notes

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES.SYSTEM: STRUCTURE; EMERGENCY DOOR, RELEASE MECHANISM.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IN THE ABSENCE OF AN AUDIBLE WARNING SIGNAL, THE DRIVERCOULD OPERATE THE BUS WHILE THE EMERGENCY DOOR IS NOT SECURE AND PASSENGERSCOULD FALL OUT OR BE EJECTED AND INJURED.

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
COACH & EQUIP SALES CORP.
Manufacturer's campaign number
Not recorded
NHTSA campaign number
80V090000
Units potentially affected
154
Report received
Jul 15, 1980
Production range
Jan 1, 1977 – Mar 1, 1979
Campaign type
Vehicle
Federal safety standard (FMVSS)
217

Vehicles covered

3 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.