U.S. Bus Corporation: Structure › Body
U.S. Bus Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Oct 26, 1996 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 616. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
AN ITEM WORN BY A CHILD, SUCH AS A LONG DRAWSTRING, SASH, OR BACKPACK/BOOKBAG ACCESSORY, CAN BECOME CAUGHT IN THE AREA BETWEEN THE HANDRAIL AND THE FLOOR.
The risk
IF AN ITEM WORN BY A CHILD WERE TO CATCH ON THIS AREA, AND THE DRIVER WERE TO CLOSE THE DOOR AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN MOTION, THIS CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.
The remedy
US BUS HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. THE CORRECTION WAS TO TURN THE HANDLE UPSIDE DOWN AND INSTALL A REDESIGNED (WHITE) SPACER BETWEEN THE FLOOR AND THE HANDRAIL.
9 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Sturdicorp Sturdibus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Us Bus Eagle | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Us Bus Universe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Sturdicorp Sturdibus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Us Bus Eagle | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Us Bus Universe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Sturdicorp Sturdibus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Us Bus Universe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Sturdicorp Sturdibus | 0 | 1 | 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 96V206000.
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