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Volvo after being altered, the buses have an insufficient number of emergency exit windows on the passenger side of the bus.

NHTSA campaign 13V-591 · Reported November 22, 2013 · 10 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Volvo 9700
VEHICLES AFFECTED
10
REMEDY
Volvo will notify owners and dealers will install an additional emergency exit window, free of charge.
COST
Free

The short version

Volvo Bus Corporation reported a problem with the structure body. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

After being altered, the buses have an insufficient number of emergency exit windows on the passenger side of the bus. As such, these buses fail to conform with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No.

WHY IT MATTERS

In the event of an emergency, an insufficient number of emergency exits may delay an occupants egress of the bus, increasing the risk of personal injury.

WHAT TO DO

Volvo will notify owners and dealers will install an additional emergency exit window, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 13V-591.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
2009–2010Volvo 9700

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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