NHTSA recall 05E032000 · Equipment
Equipment › Mechanical
Reported May 10, 200579,736 vehicles affectedSPECIALTY MANUFACTURING CO.Built Jan 7, 2002 – Feb 25, 2005
The defect
Certain specialty manufacturing (smc) 5-series stops arms manufactured between january 7, 2002, and february 25, 2005, and sold for use on various school buses. in extremely cold weather, the microswitches used internally to position the sign in the open and closed positions may malfunction, causing the sign to open or close in an improper position, or to not open at all.
The risk
Should the stop arm not perform properly, a child or pedestrian may be endangered by passing motorists should the motorist not stop at the correct location.
The remedy
This recall covers the original equipment and each vehicle manufacturer will conduct its own campaign.