NHTSA campaign 95V183000
TMI Recall 95V-183: TMI/VISUAL SYSTEMS
NHTSA recall 95V183000 was reported by TRANSIT MANUFACTURING,INC on October 3, 1995, with 51 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the TMI Orion V for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on October 10, 1995, 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 95V183000 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.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 95V183000 (also written 95V-183 or 95V183)
- Filed by
- TRANSIT MANUFACTURING,INC
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 51 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Visibility
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 217
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 95V183000. 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.
TMI
TMI Orion V
- 1995 · Vehicles built January 1, 1994 – September 1, 1995 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 95V183000.
Defect description
IT IS POSSIBLE FOR THE OPERATORS TO POSITION THE REARVIEW MIRRORS AND INTERFERING WITH THE FULL EXTENSION OF THE WINDOW NEXT TO THE DRIVER; WINDOWS THERE AND IN THE PASSENGER SEATING AREAS REQUIRED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FORCE TO OPEN; AND LABELS ADVISING OF THE EMERGENCY EXIT LOCATIONS MAY BE MISSING.
Safety consequence
IN THE EVENT OF A FIRE OR COLLISION, FAILURE OF THE EMERGENCY EXIT SYSTEM TO FUNCTION PROPERLY COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
Manufacturer remedy
OPERATORS WILL INSPECT EVERY ROW IN THE BUSES TO DETERMINE WHETHER ANY EMERGENCY WINDOW EXIT LOCATION ADVISORY LABELS ARE MISSING OR HAVE BEEN DEFACED. OPERATORS WILL INSTALL OR REPLACE THESE LABELS. IF THE BUS HAS A WINDOW NEXT TO THE DRIVER'S SEAT, A ROLLER SPRING IN THE MIRROR ASSEMBLY WILL BE INSTALLED. OPERATORS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY IMPLEMENT THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES FOR ALL EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOWS.
Notes
SYSTEM: VISUAL.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT BUSES.NOTE: OPERATORS CAN CONTACT TMI AT 1-315-768-8101 TO OBTAIN PARTS AND DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS. OPERATORS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE PARTS AND INSTRUCTIONS WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME AND HAVE CONTACTED TMI SHOULD CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 95V183000
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.