NHTSA campaign 04V049000 · Liberty campaign 217/01/LIB
Liberty Recall 04V-049: LIBERTY BUS/FMVSS 217/EMERGENCY DOOR
NHTSA recall 04V049000 (Liberty campaign 217/01/LIB) was reported by LIBERTY BUS INCORPORATED on January 23, 2004, with 11 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Liberty Spirit for the 2003 model year. Owners were notified on April 2, 2004, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V049000 (also written 04V-049 or 04V049)
- Filed by
- LIBERTY BUS INCORPORATED
- Liberty campaign number
- 217/01/LIB
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 11 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure — Body — Door
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 217
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V049000. 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.
Liberty
Liberty Spirit
- 2003 · Vehicles built June 1, 2002 – December 31, 2002 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V049000.
Defect description
CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 217, "BUS EMERGENCY EXITS AND WINDOW RETENTION RELEASE." THE REAR EXIT DOOR HANDLE IS NOT RECESSED WHICH CAN CATCH ON AN ARTICLE OF CLOTHING OR A BACK PACK, INADVERTENTLY OPENING THE DOOR. ALSO, THE REQUIRED POSITIVE DOOR OPENING DEVICE FOR REAR EXIT DOOR DOES NOT HOLD THE DOOR AT 90 DEGREES WITH THE BODY.
Safety consequence
IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, AND THE VEHICLE ENDS UP ON ITS SIDE, THE DOOR WILL NOT OPERATE PROPERLY POSSIBLY HINDERING RAPID EGRESS FROM THE VEHICLE.
Manufacturer remedy
LIBERTY BUS WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND A METAL BEZEL WILL BE INSTALLED AROUND THE HANDLE TO RECESS IT. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 2, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT LIBERTY BUS AT 419-227-6554.
Notes
LIBERTY BUS RECALL NO. 217/01/LIB.ALSO, CUSTOMERS CAN 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 04V049000
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.