# Service bulletin G97301

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- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 51429
- Published by NHTSA: 1997\-06\-27
- Manufacturer's number: G97301
- Manufacturer's date: 1997\-02\-01
- NHTSA component: STRUCTURE:BODY

## NHTSA's summary

RECALL 97V\-014 \- OPTIONAL HANDRAIL MOUNTED FORWARD OF ENTRANCE DOOR\(TO RIGHT WHEN ENTERING BUS\) ON SUBJECT VEHICLES MAY HAVE AN ENTANGLEMENT HAZARD LOCATED AT THE LOWER ATTATCHEMENT POINT OF THE HANDRAIL AND THE SIDEWALL OF THE STEPWELL \- CERTAIN SMALL OBJECTS MAY BE CAUGHT IN THESE AREAS SUCH AS COAT TIE STRINGS WITH DRAW STRING CLIPS OR OTHER OBJECTS ATTATCHED \- SHOULD THIS HAPPEN, AND THE DRIVER DOES NOT PROPERLY OBSERVE THE PERSON EXITING THE BUS, THE PERSON MAY EXIT THE BUS WITH THE STRING CAPTURED \- THE DOOR MAY BE CLOSED AND THE BUS MOVED CAUSING POSSIBLE INJURY OR DEATH TO THE PASSENGER EXITING THE BUS \- VEHICLES INVOLVED \- VOLUNTEER AND AMTRAN CONVENTIONAL SCHOOL BUSSES WITH HANDRAILS MOUNTED FORWARD OF ENTRANCE DOOR, BUILT FROM JANUARY 1, 1991 THROUGH JANUARY 20, 1997 \- REPAIR PROCEDURES \- REMOVE AND DISCARD THE ENTIRE HANDRAIL \- IF STATE OR LOCAL CODES PROHIBIT THE REMOVAL OF THE HANDRAIL, ORDER AND INSTALL A RUBBER SPACER \(\#436496001\) AT THE LOWER ATTATCHEMENT POINT OF THE HANDRAIL USING THE FASTENER PROVIDED \- RECALL 97V\-014. \*TW

## The document

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## Components

Body and frame

## Vehicles listed

- 1991 AMTRAN VOLUNTEER

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