Recall Register

1990 Flxible Metro: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1990 Flxible Metro. The newest campaign is 95V235000. NHTSA received the report on 14 Dec 1995. The NHTSA record gives the component Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

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

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Remedy of the newest campaign, 95V235000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will modify the electrical wiring to activate all exterior lights whenever the windshield wipers are activated.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 2,649 units in total.

  1. 95V235000Received . 741 units.

    Visibility / Windshield Wiper/Washer

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    These buses have the headlights automatically activated whenever the windshield wipers are activated. No other exterior lights are activated by windshield wiper activation. This does not comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Consequence of non-compliance: this could cause a visibility problem increasing the potential for a vehicle accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will modify the electrical wiring to activate all exterior lights whenever the windshield wipers are activated.

    Report filed by FLXIBLE CORPORATION.

  2. 90V203000Received . 1,447 units.

    Seat Belts / Front / Anchorage

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Adjustable length tether belt on driver's air suspension type seat may not have been adjusted to the correct length during manufacture.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Incorrect length belts will not properly restrain driverin an accident or sudden stop and would not comply with FMVSS 207 and FMVSS 210.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Properly adjust tether belts to correct length.

    Report filed by FLXIBLE CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 90V150000Received . 461 units.

    Steering / Steering Wheel/Handle Bar

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    With approximately two threads engagement of steering wheel retaining nut with steering shaft, the steering wheel could separate from the steering column if nut loosens and falls off.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Steering wheel separation from the steering column couldresult in loss of steering control and an accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace steering wheel with new design wheel that allows full thread engagement of steering wheel retaining nut.

    Report filed by FLXIBLE CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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

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Complaints by component

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

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

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. 19834
  2. 19847
  3. 19858
  4. 19868
  5. 19876
  6. 19886
  7. 19897
  8. 19903
  9. 19912
  10. 19921
  11. 19931
  12. 19941
  13. 19960
  14. 19970
  15. 19980

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

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1990 Flxible Metro: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/flxible/metro/1990/. 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
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
FLXIBLE CORPORATION

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1990 Flxible Metro?
2,649 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Flxible Metro have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 20 recall campaigns for the Flxible Metro, model years 1983 to 1998. 3 of them name the 1990 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1990 Flxible Metro open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.