Chance Electrical System: Wiring

Chance is recalling about 187 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. When the rear brakes are applied unexpectedly with thevehicle in motion, standing passengers in the bus are exposed to increase riskof injury because of the sudden stop.

Campaign
91V174000
Manufacturer
CHANCE COACH, INC.
Reported
7 October 1991
Vehicles
187
Built between
Apr 1991 – Aug 1991
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
14 October 1991
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between April 1991 and August 1991. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1991 Chance VS-24 StreetcarBuilt April 1991 to August 1991

What the defect is

Wiring of the tell-tale module, located in the rear gate unlock-unlatch mechanism, causes the rear brakes to be applied and the rear gate to unlatch when the instrument panel push-to-test light is pressed.

What could happen

When the rear brakes are applied unexpectedly with thevehicle in motion, standing passengers in the bus are exposed to increase riskof injury because of the sudden stop.

What gets fixed

INSTALL THE REDESIGNED TELL-TALE MODULE.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtApril 1991 to August 1991
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA7 October 1991
  3. Owners notified14 October 1991

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 7 October 1991.

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
CHANCE COACH, INC.
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

System: brakes.vehicle description: transit coach modified to resemble a san antonio, texasturn of the century streetcar.

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.

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