NHTSA safety recall

Recall 87V114000

Structure › Body — Carpenter · reported 23 Jul 1987 · 874 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

BUS BODIES MAY NOT MEET THE 60 PERCENT JOINT EFFICIENCY REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 221 DUE TO INSUFFICIENT BONDING OF THE ADHESIVE IN THE JOINT.

The risk

ROOF PANEL JOINTS COULD DETACH IN A SEVERE CRASH OR BUSROLLOVER.

The fix

REPAIR JOINTS BY INSTALLING A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF FASTENERS TO MECHANICALLY BRING JOINTS INTO COMPLIANCE.

SYSTEM: BODY/ROOF PANEL JOINTS/FMVSS 221.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUS BODIES.

NHTSA campaign

87V114000

Filed by

Carpenter Bdy Wrks, Inc.

Report received

23 Jul 1987

Owners notified

3 Aug 1987

Potentially affected

874

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1987 Carpenter School Bus

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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