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Recall campaign80V008000

Recall 80V008000: 1977 Carpenter School BUS

Structure › Body
Report received
Feb 11, 1980
Manufacturer
Carpenter bdy wrks, inc.
Potentially affected
693vehicles
Model years
1977

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Certain interior body panel joints fail to meet the 60 percent joint strength as required by federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 221, "school bus body joint strength".

Remedy

Dealer will inspect the body panel joints and locally reinforce them with mechanical fasteners.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.