1985 FLXIBLE METRO — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

Recall 89V040000 — STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

September 12, 1989 | 4,758 vehicles affected

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

Consequence: BUSES WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH STANDARD.

Remedy: REPAIR RELEASE CABLE MECHANISM TO COMPLY WITH STANDARD.

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Recall 88V079000 — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HAZARD FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS

September 24, 1988 | 726 vehicles affected

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

Consequence: BUSES DO NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 108.

Remedy: INSTALL A COMBINATION TURN HAZARD FLASHER THAT COMPLIES WITH STANDARD.

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Recall 87V068000 — STEERING:COLUMN

September 23, 1987 | 3,122 vehicles affected

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

Consequence: BEARINGS COULD FAIL OR SEIZE, RESULTING IN LOSS OFSTEERING CONTROL.

Remedy: REPLACE STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY WITH ONE OF PROPER LENGTH.

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Recall 87V067000 — EXTERIOR LIGHTING

September 14, 1987 | 290 vehicles affected

Defect: THE FLASHING MODE OF THE DECELERATION LIGHT SYSTEM IS NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH FMVSS 108.

Consequence: FLASHING DECELERATION LIGHTS MAY BE CONFUSING TO OTHERDRIVERS; BUSES DO NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 108.

Remedy: MODIFY DECELERATION LIGHTS TO REMOVE THE FLASHING MODE.

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Recall 87V066000 — STEERING:COLUMN

August 12, 1987 | 3,075 vehicles affected

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

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

Remedy: INSTALL PROPER SAE GRADE 5 BOLT.

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Recall 86V171000 — STEERING:COLUMN

February 12, 1987 | 1,102 vehicles affected

Defect: INCORRECT LOCK WASHERS MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED ON THE TILT STEERING COLUMN PIVOT BUSHING BOLTS AND THE COLUMN HOUSING PIVOT MAY BE MISALIGNED. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: PIVOT BOLT COULD LOOSEN AND RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.

Remedy: INSTALL PROPER LOCK WASHER AND CORRECT MISALIGNMENT OF COLUMN HOUSING PIVOT.

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Recall 86V158000 — EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

December 22, 1986 | 125 vehicles affected

Defect: ONLY TWO EMERGENCY WINDOW EXISTS WERE IDENTIFIED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BUS, INSTEAD OF THREE REQUIRED BY FMVSS 217. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: BUSES DO NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 217.

Remedy: EMERGENCY EXIT INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE ADDED TO THE THIRD WINDOW ON THE LEFT SIDE TO IDENTIFY THIS WINDOW POSITION AS AN EMERGENCY EXIT.

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Recall 85V137000 — EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS

October 25, 1985 | 866 vehicles affected

Defect: CERTIFICATION LABELS CONTAIN ERRORS IN THE VIN CODE. ON SOME 1984 AND 1985 BUSES THE CHECK DIGIT CONTAINS A "DASH (-)" RATHER THAN THE REQUIRED NUMBER (8). ALSO ON SOME 1984 BUSES THE CODE FOR THE YEAR OF MANUFACTURER IS INCORRECT. THE TENTH DIGIT CONTAINS A "D" (1984) INSTEAD OF AN "E" (1985). CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: BUSES ARE NOT IN...

Remedy: INSTALL A NEW CERTIFICATION LABEL WITH THE CORRECT VIN CODE WHERE THE CHECK DIGIT IS INCORRECT. ALSO NOTIFY THE OWNERS CONCERNING THE YEAR OF MANUFACTURER ERROR.

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