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Year · Make · Model

1980 Flxible Transit Coach

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.

5
Open recalls
0
NHTSA complaints
0
Defect investigations
0
Service bulletins

Recalls

5 campaigns
81V145000·UNKNOWN OR OTHER1981-12-01

THE SET-SCREW MAY NOT BE POSITIONED CORRECTLY, ALLOWING THE DRIVE KEY TO SLIDE OUT OF THE HUB AND THE HUB AND SPROCKET TO DISENGAGE. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE WHEELCHAIR PLATFORM TO FALL TO THE GROUND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

FixWHEELCHAIR LIFT WILL BE INSPECTED FOR THE CORRECT POSITIONING OF THE SET-SCREW. IF NECESSARY, THE DRIVE KEY WILL BE TACK WELDED INTO THE DRIVE HEX WITHOUT CHARGE.

81V013000·STRUCTURE1981-01-30

CRACKS MAY DEVELOP IN THE TRUNNION TO WHICH THE APEX OF THE "A-FRAME" IS ATTACHED. THESE CRACKS MAY PROGRESS TO THE POINT THAT THE TRUNNION COULD FAIL AND THE A-FRAME COULD SEPARATE FROM IT. IF THIS OCCURS, THE A-FRAME COULD COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE CONDUIT CARRYING AIR, AS WELL AS THE ELECTRICAL AND FUEL LINES.

FixTRUNNION WILL BE INSPECTED FOR CRACKS AND, IF POSSIBLE, CRACKS WILL BE REPAIRED AS AN INTERIM MEASURE. ALL TRUNNIONS WILL BE REINFORCED BY GRUMMAN; ANY DEFORMED TRUNNIONS WILL BE REPLACED WITH A REINFORCED PART. REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED AT NO CHARGE.

80V106000·STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS1980-08-07

ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, THE DRIVER"S BARRIER GLAZING WAS NOT MARKED AS SAFETY GLAZING MATERIAL. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 205, "GLAZING MATERIALS".

FixFIELD SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES WILL INSTALL THE CORRECT DECALS AT NO CHARGE TO OWNERS.

80V105000·ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES1980-08-07

THE POWER CABLES LEADING FROM THE BATTERIES OF THE INVOLVED VEHICLES ARE SUBJECT TO A CHAFING CONDITION, WHICH, IF UNDETECTED OR NOT CORRECTED CAN CAUSE WEAR TO THE CABLE INSULATION.

FixTO PREVENT CHAFING OF THE BATTERY CABLES, THE DEALER WILL INSTALL FOUR BATTERY CLAMPS, TWO EACH ON THE BATTERY HOLD DOWN BAR AND THE FUEL BOLSTER BRACKET, AND INSTALL PIECES OF RUBBER HOSE INSULATION ONTO THE LARGER POWER CABLES. THIS WILL BE DONE AT NO EXPENSE TO OWNER.

80V043000·UNKNOWN OR OTHER1980-04-09

THE CHAIN DRIVE WELDMENT MAY FAIL UNDER A LIFT LOAD ALLOWING THE WHEELCHAIR PLATFORM TO FALL TO THE GROUND. ALSO, THE TOP KNUCKLE JOINT WELDMENT MAY CONTAIN DEFECTIVE WELDS.

FixMANUFACTURER WILL PROVIDE THE PARTS NECESSARY TO REPAIR WHEELCHAIR LIFTS AND WILL REIMBURSE FOR LABOR COSTS.

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