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Vehicle recall 81V077000 · June 25, 1981

1980-1981 National Escort

Chassis on the involved buses were labeled incorrectly with a GVWR of 10,000 pounds that does not meet the requirements of federal regulation part 567.4(g).

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Summary
Chassis on the involved buses were labeled incorrectly with a GVWR of 10,000 pounds that does not meet the requirements of federal regulation part 567.4(g). This states that the GVWR should not be less than the sum of the unloaded vehicle weight, rated cargo load and 150 pounds times the vehicle seating capacity. The certification label also incorrectly indicates that the vehicle is of multipurpose type.
Remedy
Certification labels indicating type of vehicle as a bus with GVWR of 11,000 pounds will be affixed in place of the old ones. Decals will also be affixed in the proper locations to provide exit instructions, and the center rear window will be replaced with a new exit window.
Notes
Vehicle description: buses.system: equipment; certification labels.consequences of defect: since the GVWR was under-rated on the certificationlabels, these buses do not meet certain requirements specified for safeoperation of vehicles of a heavier weight classification.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign
81V077000
Reported to NHTSA
June 25, 1981
Filed by
NATIONAL COACH CORP.
Owner notification
July 1, 1981
Vehicles potentially affected
90
Initiated by
the manufacturer
Components
Equipment › Other › Labels
Recall 81V077000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

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