GIRARDIN SCHOOL BUS 1981: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS

Make : GIRARDIN Model : SCHOOL BUS Year : 1981
Build Dates : 1981-11-01 - 1983-02-01
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 83V038000
Date Owner's Notified: 1983-04-28 Date Received by ODI: 1983-04-06 Date Added to Database: 1983-04-27
Manufacturers Involved: CARPENTER BDY WRKS, INC.
Manufacturer's Responsible for the Recall:
Manufacturer Campaign Number:
Component: STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Potential Number Of Units Affected : 186
Summary:
      DURING A COLLISION, CERTAIN INTERIOR PANELS COULD SEPARATE BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN INADEQUATELY FASTENED. INTERIOR CEILING AND BODY PANEL JOINTS MAY NOT COMPLY WITH STRENGTH REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD 221, "SCHOOL BUS BODY JOINT STRENGTH".
Consequence:
     
Remedy:
      THE DEALER WILL INSPECT AND INSTALL ADDITIONAL FASTENERS IN THE INTERIOR CEILING PANEL AND WALL PANEL JOINTS AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
Report Initiator: OVSC V Report
Regulation Part Number: 571 Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: 221
Notes:
      VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES.SYSTEM: INTERIOR SYSTEMS; INTERIOR BODY PANEL JOINTS.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: IF THE INTERIOR PANELS SEPARATE DURING AN ACCIDENT,THERE IS INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR OCCUPANT INJURY AND EJECTION.