NHTSA campaign 96V067000
Startrans Bus Recall 96V-067: Structure — Body — Bumpers
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 96V067000 was reported by SUPREME CORP. on April 19, 1996, with 324 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Startrans Bus Candidate and Startrans Bus Senator for the 1995 model year (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on January 23, 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 96V067000 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
- 96V067000 (also written 96V-067 or 96V067)
- Filed by
- SUPREME CORP.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 324 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure — Body — Bumpers
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 96V067000. 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.
Startrans Bus
Startrans Bus Candidate
- 1995 · Vehicles built January 1, 1995 – December 1, 1995 (per NHTSA)
Startrans Bus Senator
- 1995 · Vehicles built January 1, 1995 – December 1, 1995 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 96V067000.
Defect description
THE REAR BUMPER BRACKET WELDS CAN CRACK.
Safety consequence
THIS CRACKING COULD CAUSE A BUMPER TO DETACH FROM THE CHASSIS INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Manufacturer remedy
NEW BRACKETS MADE OUT OF 10 GAUGE MATERIAL WITH GUSSETS WILL BE USED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE BRACKETS.
Notes
SYSTEM: STRUCTURE: BUMPER ASSEMBLY. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH ROMEO RIM BUMPERS (BLACK RUBBER BUMPERS). NOTE: IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE NEW BRACKETS FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME, PLEASE CONTACT SUPREME AT 1-800-642-4889, EXT. 303. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 96V067000
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.