- Vehicles
- 320
- Built between
- Mar 1979 – Aug 1980
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 29 December 1980
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 1979 and August 1980. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1979-1980 Transportation T30Built March 1979 to August 1980
What the defect is
The involved vehicles have insufficient instructions and incorrect locations of emergency exit decals on the interior of the bus. As a result, they do not comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus window retention and release".
What gets fixed
THE DEALER WILL SUPPLY VEHICLE OWNERS WITH THE CORRECT DECALS AND MOUNTING INSTRUCTIONS AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 1979 to August 1980
- Recall reported to NHTSA2 September 1980
- Owners notified29 December 1980
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 2 September 1980.
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.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- TRANSPORTATION MFG. CORP.
- 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
Vehicle description: buses; transit.system: equipment; emergency exit label.consequences of defect: incorrect labeling of emergency exits inside bus maylead to personal injury.
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.