SCHOOL BUS SAFETY PROBLEMS

ABOUT 1,000 SCHOOL BUSES WERE INSPECTED DURING 1970 FIELD SURVEYS TO DETERMINE EFFECTIVENESS OF RECALL CAMPAIGNS. DEFECTS AND FAILURES DISCOVERED INVOLVED BRAKES, CLUTCH CONTROLS, EXHAUST SYSTEMS, FIRE HAZARDS, HEATER HOSES, DOOR AND HOOD LATCHES, ENGINE MOUNTS, STEERING, AND SUSPENSION. NINE RECALL CAMPAIGNS HAVE BEEN INSTITUTED BY THREE CHASSIS MANUFACTURERS FOR THE CORRECTION OF SAFETY PROBLEMS ON ABOUT 203,600 SCHOOL BUSES AND TRUCKS. THIS BOOKLET PROVIDES PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE SAFETY HAZARDS FOR SCHOOL BUS INSPECTORS AND OPERATING PERSONNEL. /HSL/

• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1971

Media Info

• Pagination: 64 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Chassis; Inspection; Motor vehicles; Recall campaigns; School buses; Vehicle maintenance; Vehicle safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicular safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223834
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 17 1982 12:00AM