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General Coach America, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Dec 23, 2004 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 111. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
CERTAIN BUSES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 217, 'BUS EMERGENCY EXITS AND WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE.' THE OPERATING INSTRUCTION DECALS FOR THE EMERGENCY LATCHES MAY NOT HAVE BEEN PLACED ON THE EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOWS.
The remedy
OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH LABELS AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS THAT DESCRIBE THE STEPS TO BE TAKEN FOR PROPER PLACEMENT OF THE WINDOW DECAL. THE RECALL BEGAN JANUARY 6, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT GENERAL COACH AT 1-800-842-0622.
16 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 General Coach M1030 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 General Coach M1030l | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 General Coach M1035 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 General Coach M1035l | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 General Coach M1030 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 General Coach M1030l | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 General Coach M1035 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 General Coach M1035l | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 General Coach M1030 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 General Coach M1030l | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 General Coach M1035 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 General Coach M1035l | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 General Coach M1030 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 General Coach M1030l | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 General Coach M1035 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 General Coach M1035l | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 04V599000.
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