Recall Register

1987 Carpenter School Bus: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1987 Carpenter School Bus. The newest campaign is 88V169000. NHTSA received the report on 20 Oct 1988. The NHTSA record gives the component Structure / Body / Door. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 88V169000, in the NHTSA record

Install c clips of the proper size.
NHTSA VIN lookup

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Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 1,619 units in total.

  1. 88V169000Received . 745 units.

    Structure / Body / Door

    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Emergency door would become non operational if c clipscame loose and fell off.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install c clips of the proper size.

    Report filed by CARPENTER BDY WRKS, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 87V114000Received . 874 units.

    Structure / Body

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Bus bodies may not meet the 60 percent joint efficiency requirements of FMVSS 221 due to insufficient bonding of the adhesive in the joint.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Roof panel joints could detach in a severe crash or busrollover.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Repair joints by installing a sufficient number of fasteners to mechanically bring joints into compliance.

    Report filed by CARPENTER BDY WRKS, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1987 Carpenter School Bus
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE93034Preliminary evaluationHANDRAILSStructure6 Apr 199312 May 199393V032003

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19771
  2. 19812
  3. 19822
  4. 19831
  5. 19872
  6. 19881
  7. 19890
  8. 19920
  9. 19930
  10. 19940
  11. 19950
  12. 19960
  13. 19970

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1987 Carpenter School Bus: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/carpenter/school-bus/1987/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
CARPENTER BDY WRKS, INC.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1987 Carpenter School Bus?
1,619 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Carpenter School Bus have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the Carpenter School Bus, model years 1977 to 1997. 2 of them name the 1987 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1987 Carpenter School Bus open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.