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NHTSA recall 96V126002

Seats

Carpenter Classic

Reported Aug 6, 199618 vehicles affectedCARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC.Built Aug 1, 1993 – Mar 16, 1996

The defect

The seat pedestals are fatigue cracking adjacent to the weld which secures the pedestal's upper plate to the upper, telescoping portion of the adjustable column support.

The risk

The upper mounting plate and seat upper gradually becomes loose resulting in the upper plate detaching from the supporting column and the seat can fall from its mounting. this can result in personal injury to the driver.

The remedy

Bostrom IS conducting the owner notification and remedy for this campaign. dealers will repair these pedestals with a newly designed pedestal bracket kit.

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Vehicles in this recall

Carpenter Classic
1993199419951996

Notes

Vehicle description:school buses equipped with bostrom driver's seat model F222 or bostrom "routemaster" seat.owner notification:bostrom IS conducting the owner notification and remedy campaign for this recall.owner notification has already started.note:owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact bostrom ator carpenter at 1-317-965-4000. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-800-424-9393.