Defect Description For Recall
Vehicle Description: Single Rear-Wheel And Dual Rear-Wheel Buses Built On Ford E-350 And E-450 “Super Duty” Cutaway Chassis. When Applying Force To A Window, The Window Frame Deflected, The Latching Mechanism Failed, And The Window Opened Before The Glazing Shattered And Before Reaching The Required Necessary Force. This Does Not Meet With The Requirements Of Fmvss No. 217, “Bus Window Retention And Release.”
Make Of Vehicle
COLLINS
Model Of Vehicle
WORLD TRANS GRAND COMMUTR
Year
1997
Recall Campaign Number
98V293000
Component Description
Visibility:Windshield
Effect Of Defect
Windows May Not Operate Properly In The Event Of An Emergency.
Fix Defect
Owners Will Be Provided With Repair Parts And Installation InstruCTIons. If An Owner Desires, Collins Will Repair The Vehicles For Them.
Vehicle Manufacturer
Collins Bus Corporation
Start Of Manufacture
19970401
End Of Manufacture
19981028
Type Of Vehicle Recall
V
Number Affected
67
Date Owners Notified
19981109
Initiated By
Mfr
Responsible Manufacturer
Collins Bus Corporation
Date Report Received
19981109
Make Campaign Number
Part Number
571
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
217