- Vehicles
- 43
- Built between
- Dec 2002 – Nov 2004
- Models
- 6
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 24 January 2005
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 2002 and November 2004. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2003-2004 Goshen Coach EmeraldBuilt December 2002 to November 2004
- 2003-2004 Goshen Coach EuroshuttleBuilt December 2002 to November 2004
- 2003-2004 Goshen Coach GC IIBuilt December 2002 to November 2004
- 2003-2004 Goshen Coach Pacer IIBuilt December 2002 to November 2004
- 2003-2004 Goshen Coach SentinelBuilt December 2002 to November 2004
- 2003-2004 Goshen Coach SentryBuilt December 2002 to November 2004
What the defect is
Certain transit buses fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus emergency exits and window retention and release." the high-back seating partially blocks the rear emergency exit window.
What could happen
A window may not open after applying the required forces allowing a person to escape in the event of an emergency, increasing the risk of injuuries.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL HAVE THE REAR EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOW REPLACED WITH A SOLID REAR WINDOW, AND WILL HAVE AN EMERGENCY EXIT ROOF HATCH INSTALLED IN THE ROOF OF THE BUS TO MEET SAFETY STANDARD. THE RECALL BEGAN JANUARY 24, 2005.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtDecember 2002 to November 2004
- Recall reported to NHTSA23 November 2004
- Owners notified24 January 2005
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 23 November 2004.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners should contact vsv goshen at 574-206-7025.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- VERITRANS SPECIALTY VEHICLES, INC.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 217
- Recall initiated by
- OVSC
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.