NHTSA campaign 05V308000
Van CON Recall 05V-308: STOP ARM MALFUNCTIONS
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 05V308000 was reported by VAN-CON, INCORPORATED on July 5, 2005, with 406 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Van CON School Bus for model years 2002–2005.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V308000 (also written 05V-308 or 05V308)
- Filed by
- VAN-CON, INCORPORATED
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 406 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Other — School Bus Stop Arm Assembly
- NHTSA investigation
- Preliminary Evaluation PE05-011 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V308000. 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.
Van CON
Van CON School Bus
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V308000.
Defect description
VAN-CON 2002 THROUGH 2005 MODEL YEAR 15, 16, 20, 25, AND 30 PASSENGER SCHOOL BUSES BUILT ON GMC, CHEVROLET, AND FORD CHASSIS. IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER, THE MICROSWITCHES USED INTERNALLY TO POSITION THE STOP ARM SIGN IN THE OPEN AND CLOSED POSITIONS MAY MALFUNCTION, CAUSING THE SIGN TO OPEN OR CLOSE IN AN IMPROPER POSITION, OR TO NOT OPEN AT ALL.
Safety consequence
SHOULD THE STOP ARM NOT PERFORM PROPERLY, A CHILD OR PEDESTRIAN MAY BE ENDANGERED BY PASSING VEHICLES SHOULD THE MOTORIST NOT STOP AT THE CORRECT LOCATION.
Manufacturer remedy
VAN-CON WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND SPECIALTY MFG. WILL PROVIDE FREE OF CHARGE A SERVICE KIT (PART NUMBER 005178) WITH A SWITCH PACK THAT IS NOT SENSITIVE TO EXTREME COLD WEATHER AND WILL INSPECT TO ENSURE THE MICROSWITCH HEATER WIRING IS PROPERLY CONNECTED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING AUGUST 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPECIALTY MFG. AT 800-951-7867 OR VAN-CON AT 732-356-8484.
Notes
ALSO, CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236; (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V308000
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.