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NHTSA campaign 00V015000

Carpenter Recall 00V-015: CARPENTER/EMERGENCY DOOR

  • Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 00V015000 was reported by CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC. on January 22, 2000, with 3,633 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Carpenter Cadet, Carpenter Classic and Carpenter Counselor for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on March 1, 2000, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 00V015000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

To see whether a specific vehicle is included and still needs the repair, enter its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
00V015000 (also written 00V-015 or 00V015)
Filed by
CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC.
Report received
Potentially affected
3,633 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Structure — Frame and Members
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 00V015000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Carpenter

  • Carpenter Cadet

  • Carpenter Classic

  • Carpenter Counselor

All Carpenter recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 00V015000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUS WITH SIDE EMERGENCY DOORS. THE BODY SIDE POSTS FOR THE EMERGENCY DOOR CAN CRACK.

Safety consequence

THE EMERGENCY DOOR MAY NOT LATCH PROPERLY, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY TO AN OCCUPANT.

Manufacturer remedy

CARPENTER HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. OWNERS WERE TO BE PROVIDED WITH FREE PARTS, REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS, AND REIMBURSED FOR THE LABOR INVOLVED.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 1, 2000. OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REPAIR PARTS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACTCARPENTER AT1-765-965-4000. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 00V015000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.