Reported Sep 23, 198057 vehicles affectedTHOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC.Built Jun 1, 1980 – Aug 1, 1980
The defect
The involved vehicles have emergency exit labels of less than the two inch height required by federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus window retention and release".
The remedy
Each vehicle will be inspected and corrected by main plant personnel.
Vehicle description: school buses.system: equipment; emergency exit label.consequences of defect: emergency exit labels that are of less than therequired height may not be readily visible to passengers in the event of anemergency. This would increase the chances of passenger injury.