Chancecoach

March 19, 2003

United States

CHANCE COACH, INC.

ON CERTAIN DIESEL BUSES, THE TWO-SPEED WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH CAN CAUSE THE LOW SPEED WIPER RELAY TO CHATTER CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR TO OVERHEAT.

January 2, 2003

United States

CHANCE COACH, INC.

ON CERTAIN COACHES, THE FRONT AND REAR COACH DOORS ARE NOT MARKED AS AN "EMERGENCY EXIT.

September 19, 2002

United States

CHANCE COACH, INC.

ON CERTAIN COACHES EQUIPPED WITH OPTIONAL WEBASTO HEATERS, THE HEATER LINES IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, ABOVE THE ENGINE EXHAUST SYSTEM, ARE COVERED WITH INSULATION.

September 16, 2002

United States

CHANCE COACH, INC.

ON CERTAIN COACHES, CHAFFING OF THE DRIVER'S LEFT CONSOLE HEAT DUCT FLEXHOSE BETWEEN THE 300 AMP CIRCUIT BREAKER LUG AND THE BATTERY HOLD-DOWN WELDMENT OCCURS.

September 10, 2002

United States

CHANCE COACH, INC.

ON CERTAIN BUSES EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL/ACCELERATOR PEDALS SUPPLIED BY WILLIAMS CONTROLS INDUSTRIES, THE WELD ATTACHING THE CLEVIS TO THE PLATE HAS INSUFFICIENT PENETRATION AND COULD ALLOW THE CLEVIS TO SEPARATE FROM THE PLATE.

July 23, 2002

United States

CHANCE COACH, INC.

ON CERTAIN STREETCARS (DIESEL AND CNG MODELS) AND RT-52 DIESEL COACHES MANUFACTURED WITH AT-545 AND MT643 TRANSMISSIONS WHICH USE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION CONTROL CABLE. THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL CABLE MAY RUB AGAINST THE JUNCTION BOX POWER STUD LOCATED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE JUNCTION BOX.

October 1, 2001

United States

CHANCE COACH, INC.

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: TRANSIT COACHES. THE TRANSMISSION DIPSTICKS ARE TOO LONG.

July 18, 2001

United States

CHANCE COACH, INC.

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: STREETCARS AND TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH CERTAIN MERITOR-WABCO BRAKE SYSTEM TWO AND FOUR PORT RELAY VALVES. THE VALVE MAY STICK OPEN WHEN A HIGH-PRESSURE APPLICATION IS RELEASED.

January 15, 2001

United States

CHANCE COACH, INC.

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: STREETCARS. ABRASION TO INSULATION ON SOME POSITIVE POWER CABLES CAN RESULT IN THE GROUNDING OF THE POWER CABLE.

July 22, 1999

United States

CHANCE COACH, INC.

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: STREETCARS AND TRANSIT COACHES . THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL CABLE CAN RUB AGAINST THE ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BOX POWER STUD ALLOWING BATTERY CURRENT TO FLOW DIRECTLY TO GROUND.

October 9, 1998

United States

CHANCE COACH, INC.

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) FUELED STREETCARS. THE FUEL TANK SUPPORT STRUCTURE (CUPOLA) WAS IMPROPERLY FASTENED.

August 7, 1997

United States

CHANCE COACH, INC.

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) TRANSIT BUSES. THE FUEL TANK SUPPORT STRUCTURE CAN FRACTURE.

December 23, 1996

United States

CHANCE COACH, INC.

THE FASTENERS SECURING THE COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS (CNG) ROOF-MOUNTED FUEL TANK LIDS WERE NOT PROPERLY INSTALLED AND/OR MAINTAINED.

December 14, 1994

United States

CHANCE COACH, INC.

THE REAR LIGHTS DID NOT HAVE REFLECTIVE DEVICES INSTALLED. THIS DOES NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS NO.

December 8, 1993

United States

CHANCE COACH, INC.

THE VEHICLE OPERATORS ARE NOT AWARE THAT THE WHEELCHAIR HYDRAULIC SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE CYCLED ON A DAILY BASIS TO INSURE THAT THE PRESSURE REQUIRED TO HOLD IT IN THE STOWED POSITION HAS NOT BLED OFF. IF THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO HOLD THE PLATFORM IN THE STOWED POSITION AND THE VEHICLE MAKES A LEFT…

November 24, 1993

United States

CHANCE COACH, INC.

THE PASSENGER ACCESS DOORS ARE EQUIPPED WITH DIFFERENTIAL AIR MOTORS FOR THE DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING OPERATION. DUE TO THE SIZE AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE DOORS, THE MOTORS THAT HOLD THE DOORS CLOSED CAN BE OVERPOWERED AND THE DOORS CAN BE FORCED OPEN BY A PASSENGER PUSHING AGAINST THEM.

May 17, 1993

United States

CHANCE COACH, INC.

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: DIESEL POWERED, RUBBER TIRE STREET CARS, 24,OOO LBS. GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT EQUIPPED WITH A MOBILE-TECH, MODEL 3213, WHEEL CHAIR STEP LIFT.

September 9, 1992

United States

CHANCE COACH, INC.

THE JAM-NUTS FOR THE RIGHT AND LEFT HAND TIE RODS IN THE DRAG LINK WERE NOT PROPERLY TORQUED AFTER INSTALLATION.

July 28, 1992

United States

CHANCE COACH, INC.

THE WELDS ON A BRACKET WHICH ATTACHES THE TILT- TELESCOPING STEERING COLUMN TO THE FIREWALL UNDER THE DASH ARE DEFECTIVE AND COULD FAIL.

May 8, 1992

United States

CHANCE COACH, INC.

THE POWER STEERING PUMP IS IMPROPERLY CALIBRATED AND HAS INSUFFICIENT POWER STEERING FLUID FLOW FOR THE OPERATION OF THE STEERING SYSTEM.