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Rappahannock News Staff PhotcVCinck Mahan Bus gas tank is located to rear of passenger door.
Twelve school buses
designated for recall
Twelve of the school system’s buses will apparently be involved in a recall.
Navistar International Transportation Co. of Chicago, which makes the International buses that the school system has bought for several years, announced last week that all bus chassis built sinc^ Sept. 1,1978, will be affected by the recall.
During a crash safety test in June, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that under one specific test condition there was an “excessive fuel leak.”
In the test, a two-ton barrier was hurled into a test bus from various angles. During the test the NHTSA found that “in one specific location and angle test condition, fuel leakage from the tank exceeded the allowable level.”
Assistant superintendent Robert Chappell said that he expects to be notified in September of modifications to be made to the buses. In the meantime the buses will continue to be used. ' \
“There have been no incidents, accidents or injuries reported that relate, to the defect discovered,” according to a press release put out by Navistar. The company is testing various modifications to the steel cage around the fuel tank.
Mr. Chappell said he expects to receive parts and instructions for making modifications to the cage this fall. Navistar has said it will pay for all parts and labor needed to make the modifications, he said.
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