NHTSA campaign 96V097000
Carpenter Recall 96V-097: CARPENTER/HANDRAILS
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 96V097000 was reported by CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC. on June 7, 1996, with 3,382 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Carpenter Cadet, Carpenter Classic, Carpenter Classmate and more for model years 1995–1996 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on August 7, 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 96V097000 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
- 96V097000 (also written 96V-097 or 96V097)
- Filed by
- CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 3,382 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure — Body
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 96V097000. 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
Carpenter Classic
Carpenter Classmate
Carpenter Counselor
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 96V097000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES. PASSENGER'S 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, THE INDIVIDUAL IS SUBJECT TO BEING DRAGGED BY THE BUS. THIS CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
Manufacturer remedy
CARPENTER IS SENDING CORRECTIVE PARTS TO OWNERS ALONG WITH INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.
Notes
OWNER NOTIFICATION:OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 7, 1996.NOTE:OWNERS WHO DO NOT RECEIVE THE CORRECTIVE PARTS AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FREE OF CHARGE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CROWN COACH AT 1-317-965-4000.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 96V097000
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.