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Electronic Memorandum
To:
Administrators and Mangers of School Bus Operations
From:
Division of School Traffic Safety and Emergency Planning
Re: Advisory for Carpenter Manufacturing, Inc. School Buses
Date:
April 28, 2003
This electronic communication is in follow-up to the April 21, 2003 e-mail communication concerning Carpenter Manufacturing, Inc. school buses. The division continues to monitor and research this issue. Additional communications will be provided as information is learned.
- Visual inspections of the Carlin rail, roof bows, and side rails is vitally important on all bus types of Carpenter school buses. (See illustration)
- The inspections should be done by someone qualified to inspect and evaluate welds or welding defects or deficiencies
- Regular re-inspection is encouraged for buses that remain in service which do not show any welding defects or deficiencies.
- There will be no Safety Recall notification from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration because the Carpenter company is out of business.
- At this time, there is no “official” repair or fix advisory, since that is normally the responsibility of the original manufacturer of the vehicle.
- The pupil transportation industry is working with various safety organizations to determine if a reasonable and practicable repair or fix can be developed.
- In the meantime, the appropriateness, adequacy and performance of any repair becomes the responsibility of the party effecting the repair.