Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

1987 Flxible Metro

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

6
Open recalls
0
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
0
Service bulletins

Recalls

6 campaigns
95V235000·VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER1995-12-14

THESE BUSES HAVE THE HEADLIGHTS AUTOMATICALLY ACTIVATED WHENEVER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ACTIVATED. NO OTHER EXTERIOR LIGHTS ARE ACTIVATED BY WINDSHIELD WIPER ACTIVATION. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."

RiskCONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: THIS COULD CAUSE A VISIBILITY PROBLEM INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

FixDEALERS WILL MODIFY THE ELECTRICAL WIRING TO ACTIVATE ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTS WHENEVER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ACTIVATED.

90V085000·VISIBILITY1990-05-07

WINDOW INSERT IN DRIVER'S BARRIER ENCLOSURE WAS NOT MARKED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FMVSS 205.

RiskBUSES WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 105 STANDARD.

FixINSTALL A DECAL CONTAINING THE REQUIRED DATA ON THE GLAZING.

89V040000·STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR 1989-03-22

THE ENTRANCE DOOR EMERGENCY RELEASE MECHANISM MAY EXCEED THE 20 LB. FORCE ALLOWED BY FMVSS 217.

RiskBUSES WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH STANDARD.

FixREPAIR RELEASE CABLE MECHANISM TO COMPLY WITH STANDARD.

88V079000·EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS1988-05-11

DUE TO INCREASED BULB LOAD ON THE FLASHER, WHEN OPERATED IN HAZARD MODE, FLASHER DID NOT MEET PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 108.

RiskBUSES DO NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 108.

FixINSTALL A COMBINATION TURN HAZARD FLASHER THAT COMPLIES WITH STANDARD.

87V068000·STEERING:COLUMN1987-05-13

STEERING COLUMN LOWER SHAFT MAY BE TOO LONG ALLOWING EXCESSIVE THRUST LOAD TO BE APPLIED TO UPPER HOUSING BEARINGS AND STEERING TRANSFER BOX BEARINGS.

RiskBEARINGS COULD FAIL OR SEIZE, RESULTING IN LOSS OFSTEERING CONTROL.

FixREPLACE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY WITH ONE OF PROPER LENGTH.

87V066000·STEERING:COLUMN1987-05-13

AN INCORRECT BOLT MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED TO RETAIN THE TILT STEERING COLUMN PIVOT BUSHINGS.

RiskBOLT MAY NOT MAINTAIN SPECIFIED TORQUE AND COULD BREAKOR WORK LOOSE AND FALL OUT, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.

FixINSTALL PROPER SAE GRADE 5 BOLT.

NHTSA investigations

1 action
PE88053·STEERING1988-05-10 → 1988-10-06

DRAG LINK FAILURE

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