1996 Carpenter School Bus
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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These records cover every 1996 Carpenter School Bus. To see whether one car still needs a recall repair, decode its VIN or check it with NHTSA.
Recalls
1 recall names the 1996 Carpenter School Bus. Newest first.
Passenger's clothing can unknowingly become caught in the handrails at bus doors when exiting the bus.
Risk and remedy
Risk
When a passenger's clothing becomes caught in the handrail and the bus driver closes the door and puts the vehicle in motion, the individual IS subject to being dragged by the bus. This can result inserious injury or death.
Remedy
Insert a block between the lower handrail mount and the bus sidewall to stop clothing from being caught.
Owner complaints
4 complaints
Latest complaints
- Vehicle speed control · Vehicle speed control › Accelerator pedal · Vehicle speed control › Cables
Design location of the throttle cable IS causing chaffing against the houseing resulting in the throttle pedal sticking to the follor. yh
- Vehicle speed control · Vehicle speed control › Accelerator pedal · Vehicle speed control › Cables
Design location of the throttle cable IS causing chaffing against the houseing resulting in the throttle pedal sticking to the follor. yh
- Vehicle speed control · Vehicle speed control › Cables
Design location of the throttle cable IS causing chaffing against the houseing resulting in the throttle pedal sticking to the follor. yh
- Vehicle speed control · Vehicle speed control › Cables
Design location of the throttle cable IS causing chaffing against the houseing resulting in the throttle pedal sticking to the follor. yh
Defect investigations
NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation opened these reviews into vehicles including this one.
- Inadequate welding quality control seats
- Cracking of roof support structure
There is no summary currently available
- Inadequate welding passenger seat
Operators of affected buses have alleged two issues relative to inadequate welding quality control in the contruction of the passenger seats:1) spot weld failure between the seat back pan (sheet metal) and frame; 2) inadequate weld finishing below the seat bench resulting in children being exposed to sharp edges.
- Underhood fuel leakage and fires
A diesel fuel return line IS alleged to fail in the underhood area causing fires
- Missing side-window stops
Alleged the upper portion of the side windows on the subject buses can slide down at a relatively high speed when the latches are released.
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