No owner complaints are on file for this vehicle. It has been recalled 3 times.
Defect. THE PARKING BRAKE BUTTON CAN BE HIT ACCIDENTLY ALLOWING THE PARKING BRAKE TO RELEASE.
Risk. UNINTENDED OPERATION OF THE PARKING BRAKE BUTTON CAN ALLOW THE BUS TO ROLL FREELY CAUSING A POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTOR OVER THE PARKING BRAKE BUTTON IN ORDER TO PREVENT ACCIDENTAL RELEASE OF THE PARKING BRAKES.
Defect. THE CB-49 CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPS UNDER NORMAL LOAD CONDITIONS BECAUSE THE ELECTRICAL LOAD APPLIED IS CLOSE TO THE BREAKER RATING AND THE TEMPERATURE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AFFECTS THE PRECISION OF THE BREAKER. THE TRIPPED BREAKER RESULTS IN LOSS OF STOPLIGHT OPERATION.
Risk. WITHOUT STOPLIGHT OPERATION, THERE IS NO WARNING TOTRAFFIC THAT THE VEHICLE IS SLOWING OR STOPPING, WHICH MAY RESULT IN ANACCIDENT.
Remedy. A CIRCUIT BREAKER MODIFICATION WILL BE PERFORMED USING A DIFFERENT CIRCUIT BREAKER WHICH IS MORE RESISTANT TO HEAT.
Defect. INAPPROPRIATE INSTALLATION, TIGHTENING OF THE TERMINAL NUT, OR INADEQUATE ELECTRICAL CABLE ROUTING ALLOWS THE TERMINAL RING TO MOVE, CAUSING THE CABLE TO RUB AGAINST METALLIC COMPONENT AND WEAR THROUGH THE INSULATION OR CAUSE THE RING TERMINAL TO BREAK, CAUSING THE CABLE TO FALL. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: CHAFING OF THE ELECTRICAL CABLE INSULATION OR THE BREAKAGE OF THE RING TERMINAL CAN CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL SHORT WHICH MAY RESULT IN A FIRE.
Remedy. REINSTALL ELECTRICAL CABLING TO AVOID THESE HAZARDS.
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: Jan 3, 1995. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.