Carpenter Industries, Inc.: Structure › Body
Carpenter Industries, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 5, 1996 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 20,950. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
PASSENGERS' CLOTHING CAN UNKNOWINGLY BECOME CAUGHT IN THE HANDRAILS AT BUS DOORS WHEN EXITING THE BUS.
The risk
WHEN A PASSENGER'S CLOTHING BECOMES CAUGHT IN THE HANDRAIL, AND THE BUS DRIVER CLOSES THE DOOR AND PUTS THE VEHICLE IN MOTION, AND THE INDIVIDUAL IS SUBJECT TO BEING DRAGGED BY THE BUS. THIS CAN RESULT INSERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
The remedy
INSERT A BLOCK BETWEEN THE LOWER HANDRAIL MOUNT AND THE BUS SIDEWALL TO STOP THE CLOTHING FROM BEING CAUGHT.
18 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 Carpenter Cadet | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Carpenter Classic | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Carpenter Classmate | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Carpenter Cadet | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Carpenter Classic | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Carpenter Classmate | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Carpenter Cadet | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Carpenter Classic | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Carpenter Classmate | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Carpenter Cadet | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Carpenter Classic | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 Carpenter Classmate | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Carpenter Cadet | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Carpenter Classic | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 Carpenter Classmate | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Carpenter Cadet | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Carpenter Classic | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 Carpenter Classmate | 0 | 3 | 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 96V042000.
Full record for the 1995 Carpenter Cadet → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →