NHTSA recall campaign

94E011000

ManufacturerWELLS ALUMINUM CORP.Reported1994-03-26Affected15,000 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

THE EMERGENCY PUSHOUT WINDOW ASSEMBLY CONTAINS A LATCH THAT CAN DISENGAGE WHEN SUBJECT TO THE RETENTION FORCE SPECIFIED BY FMVSS NO. 217, "BUS WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE."

Risk

LOW RETENTION CAN CAUSE THE WINDOW TO OPEN WITHOUTWARNING, CREATING A HAZARDOUS CONDITION FOR BOTH PASSENGERS AND PEDESTRIANS.

Manufacturer remedy

MODIFIED ASSEMBLIES WILL BE SHIPPED TO EACH VEHICLE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE WINDOW ASSEMBLIES.

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Affected vehicles

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NHTSA did not enumerate affected vehicles for this campaign.