NHTSA Recall 96V079000
Filed by SHELLER-GLOBE CORPORATION. Component: Structure. Reported 1996-05-06. An estimated 20,000 vehicles are affected. Recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer.
Defect
PASSENGER'S CLOTHING CAN UNKNOWINGLY BECOME CAUGHT IN THE HANDRAILS AT BUS DOORS WHEN EXITING THE BUS.
Risk
WHEN A PASSENGER'S CLOTHING BECOMES CAUGHT IN THE HANDRAIL, AND THE BUS DRIVER CLOSES THE DOOR AND PUTS THE VEHICLE IN MOTION, THE INDIVIDUAL IS SUBJECT TO BEING DRAGGED BY THE BUS. THIS CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
What the manufacturer will do
REPLACE OR REPOSITION THE HANDRAILS TO STOP CLOTHING FROM BEING CAUGHT.
Notes
SYSTEM: EQUIPMENT; HANDRAILS AT BUS ENTRYWAYS. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SHELLER GLOBE/SUPERIOR SCHOOL BUSES BUILT BEFORE 1981. NOTE: BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE SCHOOL BUSES, UNITED TECHNOLOGIES AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS (WHO ACQUIRED SHELLER GLOBE IN 1989) IS ONLY REQUIRED BY STATUTE TO PROVIDE NOTIFICATION OF A DEFECT AND NOT A FREE REMEDY.