Vehicle recall 89V169000 · October 12, 1989
1988 Flxible Metro
Floor anchorage insert bolts for securing wheelchair are subject to break.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Floor anchorage insert bolts for securing wheelchair are subject to break.
- Consequence
- A broken or damaged bolt may not adequately restrain awheelchair and person during hard bus maneuver or during a crash.
- Remedy
- Floor anchorage mounting insert design will be changed.
- Notes
- System: wheelchair floor anchorage insert bolts.vehicle description: transit buses equipped with"q'straint" wheelchairsecurement system.
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 89V169000
- Reported to NHTSA
- October 12, 1989
- Filed by
- FLXIBLE CORPORATION
- Owner notification
- March 13, 1990
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 51
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Unknown or other
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Flxible Metro (1988): 1988
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