Challenger Door Rear Emergency Exit Door Recalls
All Challenger Door Rear Emergency Exit Door recalls can be found below. It is important to us to provide a complete resource for recall information, so if you know of any additional related recalls, please contact us to let us know.October 14th, 2011
Recalled Component
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Recall Date
October 14th, 2011
October 14th, 2011
Units Effected
1,579
1,579
NHTSA Campaign Number: 11E043000
Manufacturer: CHALLENGER DOOR, LLC
Date of Owner Notification: October 10th, 2011
Defect Summary:
CHALLENGER DOOR IS RECALLING CERTAIN REAR EMERGENCY EXIT DOORS, MODEL NUMBER 1251 AND 1252, PRODUCED FROM 2009 THROUGH 2011 AND SOLD AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT FOR CERTAIN STARCRAFT SCHOOL BUSES. DUE TO INSUFFICIENT LUBRICATION ON THE REAR DOOR HANDLE LATCH MECHANISM, THE HANDLE MAY BIND. Consequence Summary:
IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS MAY BE UNABLE TO OPEN THE REAR DOOR, WHICH WOULD HINDER EGRESS OF THE BUS, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURY TO THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. Corrective Summary:
CHALLENGER DOOR IS WORKING WITH STARCRAFT TO IDENTIFY AND NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE AFFECTED BUSES. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHALLENGER DOOR AT 1-574-773-8115 OR STARCRAFT FOR MORE INFORMATION. Recall Notes:
OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY OUTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .
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