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Preliminary Evaluation · Closed

UNDERHOOD FUEL LEAKAGE AND FIRES

Action number
PE98019
Opened
Mar 31, 1998
Closed
Sep 21, 1998
Outcome
Closed without recall

Manufacturer: CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC.

What NHTSA is examining

A diesel fuel return line is alleged to fail in the underhood area causing fires

Vehicles under investigation

1993 Carpenter School Bus1994 Carpenter School Bus1995 Carpenter School Bus1996 Carpenter School Bus

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation records, updated daily. An investigation is not a determination that a defect exists; many probes close without a recall.