- Vehicles
- 30
- Built between
- Dec 1992 – Mar 1994
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- Not yet
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between December 1992 and March 1994. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1993-1994 Van Con School BUSBuilt December 1992 to March 1994
What the defect is
The emergency pushout window assembly contains a latch that can disengage when subject to the retention force specified by FMVSS no. 217, "bus window retention and release."
What gets fixed
MODIFIED ASSEMBLIES WILL BE SHIPPED TO EACH VEHICLE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW ASSEMBLIES.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtDecember 1992 to March 1994
- Recall reported to NHTSA11 July 1994
No owner-notification date has been published yet. Manufacturers normally write to registered owners within 60 days of reporting a recall.
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 11 July 1994.
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
- VAN-CON, INCORPORATED
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 217
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
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: visua system; FMVSS no. 217. Vehicle description: type A-1 school buses. Consequence of noncompliance: low retention can cause the window to open without warning, creating a hazardous condition for both passenger and pedestrians. Note: if you have problems obtaining the replacement window assemblies, please contact van-con at 1-201-356-8484. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.
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.