Vehicle recall 00V015000 · January 22, 2000
Carpenter Cadet, Classic and 1 more model
Vehicle description: school bus with side emergency doors.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: school bus with side emergency doors. The body side posts for the emergency door can crack.
- Consequence
- The emergency door may not latch properly, increasing the risk of personal injury to an occupant.
- Remedy
- Carpenter has gone out of business. Owners were to be provided with free parts, repair instructions, and reimbursed for the labor involved.
- Notes
- Owner notification began March 1, 2000. Owners who do not receive the free repair parts within a reasonable time should contactcarpenter AT1-765-965-4000. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V015000
- Reported to NHTSA
- January 22, 2000
- Filed by
- CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC.
- Owner notification
- March 1, 2000
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 3,633
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation
- Components
- Structure › Frame and members
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
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