NHTSARecalled Mar 5, 1990 · #90V041000
EQUIPMENT:EMERGENCY EXIT LABEL
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THE FRONT ELECTRIC BI-FOLD DOORS ON THESE BUSES ARE IDENTIFIED AS AN "EMERGENCY EXIT". FMVSS 217 REQUIRES THAT DOORS IDENTIFIED AS EMERGENCY EXITS REQUIRE LESS THAN 20 POUNDS OF PRESSURE TO OPEN. THESE DOORS REQUIRE MORE THAN 25 POUNDS OF PRESSURE TO OPERATE MANUALLY. THE VEHICLE IS IN NON-COMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS 217.
Product details
- Product
- EQUIPMENT:EMERGENCY EXIT LABEL
- Type
- Vehicle
- Manufacturer
- COONS MFG., INC.
- Model numbers
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- UPCs
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What you should do
REPLACE THE "EMERGENCY EXIT" SIGNS WITH SIGNS THAT READ "FOR MANUAL OPERATION, PULL LEVER DOWN". SINCE THE DOORS ARE NOT IDENTIFIED AS AN EMERGENCY EXIT, THIS ELIMINATES THE NON-COMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS 217.