1994 Product Recalls

SUSPENSION:INDEPENDENT FRONT SHOCK ABSORBER

OVER TIME, A PORTION OF THE BRACKET CAN TEAR AWAY FROM THE STRUT, FALLING INTO AND PUNCTURING THE TIRE OR CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE WHEEL, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

MONROE DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE STRUT FREE OF CHARGE.

STEERING:YOKE (MOTORCYCLE)

CRACKED HANDLEBARS CAN EVENTUALLY BREAK AFFECTING CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE. THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT AND RIGHT HANDLEBARS AND RELATED ATTACHMENT PARTS.

STRUCTURE:BODY

FLOOR DETERIORATION CAN CAUSE THE FLOOR TO COLLAPSE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURY TO PASSENGERS OR OPERATORS.

THE FLOORS OF ALL THE RECALLED BUSES WILL BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, A "WATER FLOW" TEST WILL BE CONDUCTED ON ALL BUSES TO DETERMINE LEAKAGE SOURCES AND MAGNITUDE. ON THE OLD STYLE BUSES, WATER LEAKS WILL BE REMEDIED BY RESEALING THE DRIP RAIL AND FRONT COWL; AND ON NEW STYLE BUSES, RESPACING THE "RUB RAIL" AWAY FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE "WATERSHED," CREATING A 3/16 INCH GAP WHICH WILL ALLOW THE WATER TO FLOW OFF THE BUS.

BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:ANTI-SKID CONTROL MODE SOLENOID S

CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: THE BRAKE SYSTEM COULD FAIL AND THE DRIVER WOULD HAVE NO WARNING.

DEALERS WILL INSTALL ABS INDICATOR LAMP AND CIRCUITRY.

BRAKES:POWER ASSIST:HYDRAULIC SYSTEM

A FALSE WARNING OF THE BRAKE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT CAN CAUSE THE DRIVER TO IGNORE A WARNING WHEN AN ACTUAL PROBLEM EXISTS WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TWO HYDRAULIC PRESSURE SWITCHES WITH ONE MECHANICAL SWITCH THAT IS ACTIVATED BY BRAKE PEDAL STROKE.

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE:AIR:LINES AND FITTINGS

IF THE VEHICLE IS PARKED ON A MODERATE INCLINE, THE VEHICLE CAN ROLL AWAY WITHOUT WARNING AND POSSIBLY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

DEALERS WILL RE-PLUMB THE HYDRAULIC LINES OF THE HYDRAULIC PARK BRAKE SYSTEM PREVENTING UNINTENTIONAL RELEASE OF THE PARK BRAKE.

December 1, 1994 Release # 95-036 WASHINGTON, D.C. - CPSC, Waring Products of Ne

Fire & Fire-Related Burn

December 1, 1994 Release # 95-035 WASHINGTON, D.C. - CPSC, The Berton Company of

Choking

December 1, 1994 Release # 95-031 WASHINGTON, D.C. - As part of its ongoing inve

Fall

LIGHTING:LAMP OR SOCKET:PARK LIGHTS

CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: OPERATORS COULD FAIL TO NOTICE AND HEED THE WARNING LABELS. REDUCES CANDLE POWER ON THE PARK/TURN LIGHTS DECREASES THE LIKLIHOOD OF VEHICLE OPERATOR'S INTENT BEING SEEN BY OTHER MOTORISTS.

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE INCORRECT BULB WITH THE CORRECT BULB.

BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:CHECK VALVE

THIS CAN RESULT IN INCREASED ENGINE IDLE AND LOSS OF POWER BRAKE ASSIST AFTER DEPLETION OF THE BOOSTER VACUUM RESERVE.

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A CLAMP ON THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER ASSIST.

SUSPENSION:MOTORCYCLE REAR SWING ARM PIVOT SHAFT

IF THE SWING-ARM SEPARATES, THE RIDER COULD LOSE CONTROL OF THE MOTORCYCLE.

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE SWING-ARM ON THESE MOTORCYCLES.

SUSPENSION:INDEPENDENT FRONT CONTROL ARM:LOWER:BAL

IF THE BALL JOINT FRACTURED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL TO THE VEHICLE CAN OCCUR.

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE RIGHT-HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BALL JOINT STUD ON ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES.

November 29, 1994 Release # 95-026 WASHINGTON, D.C. - CPSC, Scentex Inc., of Chi

Fire & Fire-Related Burn

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:BUCKET:BACK REST

THIS CAN RESULT IN A SEAT BACK FALLING BACKWARDS UNDER A LOAD.

BOTH FRONT SEAT BACKS WILL BE INSPECTED WITH THE USE OF A HOOK TO PULL BACK THE SEAT BACK UPHOLSTERY. FOR ANY SEAT WITH MISSING WELDS, THE SEAT BACK FRAME/RECLINER WILL BE REPLACED.

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS(GIVE SIDE/END)

THIS CAN RESULT IN THE FRACTURE OF THE FRAME RAIL, LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL, AND A POSSIBLE ACCIDENT.

THE FRAME RAIL WILL BE REWELDED AND NEW HARDWARE INSTALLED ON THESE BUS FRAMES.

INTERIOR SYSTEMS:RESTRAINT:BELT ANCHOR AND ATTACHM

WHEEL CHAIR OCCUPANTS USING THEIR RESTRAINTS ARE SUBJECT TO INCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN A SUDDEN STOP OR ACCIDENT.

NEW CORRECTIVE PARTS AND INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE SENT TO THE CUSTOMERS INVOLVED. GILLIG DEALERS WILL ALSO REPAIR CERTAIN CUSTOMER'S VEHICLES.

EQUIPMENT:OTHER LABELS

CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: OPERATORS COULD FAIL TO NOTICE AND HEED THE WARNING LABELS.

A NEW LABEL, WITH INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS, WILL BE SENT DIRECTLY TO OWNERS. OWNERS WILL INSTALL THE LABEL OR CAN HAVE THEIR DEALER INSTALL THE LABEL FOR THEM.

EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE:MECHANICAL

WHEN THE ABOVE OCCURS, IT CAN RESULT IN PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM INEFFECTIVENESS. THE PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL FREELY, IF THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT LEFT IN GEAR.

A WEDGE WILL BE INSTALLED WHICH WILL SERVE TO LOCK THE PARKING BRAKE SELF-ADJUST MECHANISM PAWL INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE RACHET. ALSO, OWNERS WILL BE ADVISED TO RELEASE AND REAPPLY THE PARKING BRAKE WHENEVER TOOTH SKIP OCCURS AND WILL BE REMINDED TO ALWAYS TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND LEAVE THE VEHICLE IN GEAR WHEN THE VEHICLE IS PARKED.

EQUIPMENT:CHILD SEAT: INDEPENDENT

A NEW LABEL WILL BE SENT TO CONSUMERS WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO CORRECTLY PLACE THE LABEL ON THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT.