Defect Description For Recall
The Front Electric Bi-Fold Doors On These Buses Are Identified As An “Emergency Exit”. Fmvss 217 Requires That Doors Identified As Emergency Exits Require Less Than 20 Pounds Of Pressure To Open. These Doors Require More Than 25 Pounds Of Pressure To Operate Manually.
Make Of Vehicle
DIAMOND REO
Model Of Vehicle
PEOPLE MOVER
Year
1985
Recall Campaign Number
90V041000
Component Description
Equipment:Other:Labels
Effect Of Defect
The Vehicle Is In Non-Compliance With Fmvss 217.
Fix Defect
Replace The “Emergency Exit” Signs With Signs That Read “For Manual Operation, Pull Lever Down”. Since The Doors Are Not Identified As An Emergency Exit, This Eliminates The Non-Compliance With Fmvss 217.
Vehicle Manufacturer
Coons Mfg., Inc.
Start Of Manufacture
19821001
End Of Manufacture
19870901
Type Of Vehicle Recall
V
Number Affected
958
Date Owners Notified
19900920
Initiated By
Ovsc
Responsible Manufacturer
Diamond Reo Trucks, Inc.
Date Report Received
19900305
Make Campaign Number
Part Number
571
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
217