Smi: equipment recalls

1. 12E017000Received 7 May 2012. 15,462 units.

   Structure / Body / Roof and Pillars

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Specialty manufacturing, INC. (smi) is recalling certain prolo bus roof escape hatches installed as original equipment on various school and transit buses shipped from april 1, 2011, through march 25, 2012. These hatches may have also been used as service replacement parts. Increased friction between the rear plate assemblies, p/no. 009327, and the nylon rear pop-up support, p/no. 008956, may result in an opening force of the prolo roof hatches that exceeds federal standard requirements. Thus, these hatches fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus emergency exits and window retention and release."

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   In the event of an emergency, a noncompliant hatch may not provide a means of readily accessible egress, increasing the risk of injury to the vehicle occupants.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Smi is working with the bus manufacturers to identify and notify the owners of the recall campaign. The buses will be repaired free of charge. In order to determine if your hatch affected, please review the list of prolo model and part number provided to US by smi by clicking on the hyperlink “affected model list.” the safety recall began on may 24, 2012. Owners may contact smi at 1-800-951-7867 or their vehicle manufacturer.

   Products named: Smi Prolo.

   Report filed by SPECIALTY MANUFACTURING CO.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 24 May 2012.

2. 09E040000Received 25 Jun 2009. 18,305 units.

   Other / School Bus Stop Arm Assembly

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Specialty manufacturing, INC. (smi) is recalling 18,305 000290 LED light kits sold separately or contained in school bus stop arm assemblies and sub-assemblies manufactured from april 1 through december 18, 2008, sold for use as replacement equipment or installed as original equipment on various model school buses. A change to the wire used in the LED light kits may reduce the effective life of the lights used on the specialty brand stop arms. The lights may stop functioning without warning.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   Should the LED lights stop functioning, visibility of a stopped bus would be decreased, possibly endangering a child or pedestrian to injury by passing vehicles.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Each vehicle manufacturer will provide a remedy plan and notification schedule. The affected LED light kits on the stop arms will be replaced without charge to the owners. Owners may contact smi warranty service at 1-800-951-7867.

   Products named: Smi Stop Arm.

   Report filed by SPECIALTY MANUFACTURING CO.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 6 Jul 2009.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

• Prolo1
• Stop Arm1

• All other equipment brands
• Seats2
• Shepard4
• Silver Eagle4
• SKF4
• Skyline2
• Solutions6
• Sonar5
• Spartan2
• Specialty Manufacturing2
• Speed And Strength3

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Which Smi products do the campaigns name?

The NHTSA records have 2 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: Prolo

How many units does a Smi equipment campaign have?

The median Smi campaign has 18,305 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.

Which component do the Smi campaigns name most often?

Other, in 1 campaign. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.