1997 Carpenter Cadet

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the seats. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Seats	1		0	0	0

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports

Seats00V207000

Filed Aug 3, 20003,205 vehiclesCarpenter Industries, Inc.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES. ADDITIONAL REINFORCEMENT BARS WERE INSTALLED WHILE PERFORMING A PREVIOUS SEAT RECALL (98V-238). THESE BARS WERE INSTALLED INTO THE PROTECTION ZONE ON THE BACK OF THE SEATS.

Risk. IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY PROTECTED AND PERSONAL INJURY COULD OCCUR.

Remedy. CARPENTER HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. DEALERS WERE TO REMOVE THE ADDITIONAL STEEL REINFORCEMENT.

Seats98V238000

Filed Sep 28, 19983,255 vehiclesCarpenter Industries, Inc.

Defect. VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES. THE BACK PANEL OF THE PASSENGER SEATS WAS NOT ADEQUATELY WELDED.

Risk. IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY PROTECTED AND PERSONAL INJURY COULD OCCUR.

Remedy. CARPENTER WILL PROVIDE OWNERS WITH DETAILED INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE NECESSARY PARTS TO REPAIR THESE SEATS.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Seats

Filed Dec 7, 1999PA

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE. WHEN CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER THEY REFUSED REPAIR SERVICE ON SCHOOL BUS SEATS CLAIMING THE PROBLEM COULD ONLY BE FIXED WITHIN 90 DAYS. *AK

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1997

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
1997 — this page	1	2	Routine
1996	0	3	Routine
1995	1	3	Routine
1994	0	3	Routine
1993	0	3	Routine
1992	0	4	Routine
1991	0	4	Routine
1990	0	3	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Aug 3, 2000. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.