- Vehicles
- 220
- Built between
- Jul 1979 – Oct 1980
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 9 December 1980
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between July 1979 and October 1980. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1979-1981 Brougham BroughamBuilt July 1979 to October 1980
What the defect is
The involved vehicles have the emergency exits labeled "exit" instead of "emergency exit" and the emergency exit release mechanisms are not labeled with the required operating instructions. Also, the tire diameter, load range and rim width are not shown on the federal motor vehicle safety standard certification label. As a result, the involved vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus window retention and release", and no. 120, "tire selection and rims for motor vehicles other than passenger cars".
What gets fixed
THE DEALER WILL SUPPLY AND AFFIX THE CORRECT LABELS AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJuly 1979 to October 1980
- Recall reported to NHTSA8 December 1980
- Owners notified9 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 8 December 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
- BROUGHAM INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 120
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
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.system: equipment; certification labels.consequences of defect: in the event of an emergency requiring rapid evacuationof the vehicle, lack of operating instructions and improper designation of theemergency exit could cause confusion and injury to passengers.
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.