NHTSA campaign 12V348000
Elkhart Recall 12V-348: BUS ROOF ESCAPE HATCH/FMVSS 217
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 12V348000 was reported by ELKHART COACH on July 23, 2012, with 2 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Elkhart 9215-0200 and Elkhart 9250-0700 for the 2011 model year. Owners were notified on July 31, 2012, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V348000 (also written 12V-348 or 12V348)
- Filed by
- ELKHART COACH
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure — Body — Roof and Pillars
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Equipment Query EQ12-008 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V348000. 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.
Elkhart
Elkhart 9215-0200
- 2011 · Vehicles built April 1, 2011 – March 25, 2012 (per NHTSA)
Elkhart 9250-0700
- 2011 · Vehicles built April 1, 2011 – March 25, 2012 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V348000.
Defect description
Elkhart Coach is recalling certain model year 2011 and 2012 transit buses, models 9215-0200 and 9250-0700, equipped with ProLo bus roof escape hatches. Increased friction between the rear plate assemblies, may result in an opening force of the ProLo roof hatches that exceeds Federal standard requirements. Thus, these hatches fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."
Safety consequence
In the event of an emergency, a noncompliant hatch may not provide a means of readily accessible egress, increasing the risk of injury to the vehicle occupants.
Manufacturer remedy
Elkhart Coach will notify the owners, and these buses will be repaired free of charge. The safety recall began during July 2012. Owners may contact Elkhart at 1-574-264-5179.
Notes
Owners may also 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 12V348000
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.