NHTSA campaign 96V042000
Carpenter Recall 96V-042: Structure — Body
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 96V042000 was reported by CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC. on March 5, 1996, with 20,950 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Carpenter Cadet, Carpenter Classic and Carpenter Classmate for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on July 18, 1996, 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 96V042000 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
- 96V042000 (also written 96V-042 or 96V042)
- Filed by
- CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 20,950 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure — Body
- Owners notified
- NHTSA investigation
- Recall Query RQ96-001 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 96V042000. 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
- 1995 · Vehicles built May 1, 1990 – November 1, 1995 (per NHTSA)
Carpenter Classic
- 1995 · Vehicles built May 1, 1990 – November 1, 1995 (per NHTSA)
Carpenter Classmate
- 1995 · Vehicles built May 1, 1990 – November 1, 1995 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 96V042000.
Defect description
PASSENGERS' CLOTHING CAN UNKNOWINGLY BECOME CAUGHT IN THE HANDRAILS AT BUS DOORS WHEN EXITING THE BUS.
Safety consequence
WHEN A PASSENGER'S CLOTHING BECOMES CAUGHT IN THE HANDRAIL, AND THE BUS DRIVER CLOSES THE DOOR AND PUTS THE VEHICLE IN MOTION, AND THE INDIVIDUAL IS SUBJECT TO BEING DRAGGED BY THE BUS. THIS CAN RESULT INSERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
Manufacturer remedy
INSERT A BLOCK BETWEEN THE LOWER HANDRAIL MOUNT AND THE BUS SIDEWALL TO STOP THE CLOTHING FROM BEING CAUGHT.
Notes
SYSTEM: EQUIPMENT: HANDRAILS AT BUS ENTRY WAYS.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES. NOTE: OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME, SHOULD CONTACT CARPENTER AT 1-317-966-8339. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 96V042000
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.