NHTSA recall 96V042000
Structure › Body
Carpenter Cadet and 2 more
Reported Mar 5, 199620,950 vehicles affectedCARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC.Built May 1, 1990 – Nov 1, 1995
The defect
Passengers' clothing can unknowingly become caught in the handrails at bus doors when exiting the bus.
The risk
When a passenger's clothing becomes caught in the handrail, and the bus driver closes the door and puts the vehicle in motion, and the individual IS subject to being dragged by the bus. This can result inserious injury or death.
The remedy
Insert a block between the lower handrail mount and the bus sidewall to stop the clothing from being caught.