Vehicle recall 98V330000 · December 23, 1998
1990-1998 Corbeil Minibus
Vehicle description: school buses built on Ford and general motors chassis.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: school buses built on Ford and general motors chassis. These vehicles do not comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 217, "bus window retention and release." the rear door must provide an opening large enough to permit unobstructed passage of a rectangular parrelepiped.
- Consequence
- In the event of a crash, the rear emergency door is narrow, which could make evacuation of the vehicle more difficult.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the seat backs on the rear seats with straighter and thinner seat backs, allowing for full access to the rear emergency door.
- Notes
- Owner notification is expected to begin January 11, 1999. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact corbeil at 1-450-439-6852.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
- 98V330000
- Reported to NHTSA
- December 23, 1998
- Filed by
- LES ENTERPRISES M.CORBEIL
- Owner notification
- January 11, 1999
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 1,545
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance
- Components
- Structure › Body
Vehicles covered
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