Overhead compartment which is mounted along the left side of the school bus at driver's seat is not padded as required in title 67, chapter 171, section 171.58 " the school bus and school vehicle equipment standards." this overhead compartment is situated in a matter which could cause death or serious injury to the occupant of the seat located immediately behind driver due to lack of protectiv epadding on sharp corner of compartment.
The worst 1997 Carpenter School Bus problems
Ranked by number of owner complaints. Mileage and cost come from what owners wrote.
- Seats7
- Acceleration4
Problems by type
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- Seats7
- Acceleration4
Recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Defect investigations
Inadequate welding quality control seats
EA98020
Cracking of roof support structure
There is no summary currently available
PE98036
Inadequate welding passenger seat
Operators of affected buses have alleged two issues relative to inadequate welding quality control in the contruction of the passenger seats:1) spot weld failure between the seat back pan (sheet metal) and frame; 2) inadequate weld finishing below the seat bench resulting in children being exposed to sharp edges.
PE98027
What 1997 Carpenter School Bus owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Design location of the throttle cable is causing chaffing against the housing resulting in the throttle pedal sticking to the follor. Yh
Design location of the throttle cable is causing chaffing against the houseing resulting in the throttle pedal sticking to the follor. Yh
Design location of the throttle cable is causing chaffing against the houseing resulting in the throttle pedal sticking to the follor. Yh
Design location of the throttle cable is causing chaffing against the houseing resulting in the throttle pedal sticking to the follor. Yh
Seat backs coming loose due to weld failures on several seats.
Back section of the bus seats began to break loose at the base.
Back section of bus seats broke loose at the base.
Back section of bus seats broke loose at the base .
Seat backs broke loose at the base .
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Questions about the 1997 Carpenter School Bus
Is the 1997 Carpenter School Bus reliable?
Owners have filed 12 complaints about the 1997 Carpenter School Bus, 3.0 times a typical School Bus model year.
What is the most common problem with the 1997 Carpenter School Bus?
Seats, with 7 complaints. Next is acceleration (4).
How many recalls does the 1997 Carpenter School Bus have?
No recalls on record.
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