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NHTSA Campaign 05V472000

STRUCTURE:BODY

Issued by LES ENTREPRISES M.CORBEIL · Reported Oct 13, 2005 · 245 vehicles affected

What's wrong

CERTAIN 2004 CORBEIL MINIBUS SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN APRIL 26 AND MAY 21, 2004. AN INADEQUATE QUANTITY OF GLUE WAS USED TO SEAL THE CEILING JOINTS WHICH FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 221, SCHOOL BUS BODY JOINT STRENGTH.

Consequence

IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE LONGITUDINAL ROOF JOINT COULD HAVE LESS STRENGTH AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 221, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.

Remedy

CORBEIL WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND REPAIR THE BUSES BY ADDING ADDITIONAL GLUE AND/OR SCREWS TO ENFORCE THE CEILING JOINTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 17, 2006. CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT CORBEIL AT 450-439-3577.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
CORBEIL MINIBUS 2004 245

Source: NHTSA Campaign 05V472000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.