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Carpenter Counselor Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 8 safety recalls and 0 owner complaints across 9 model years of the Carpenter Counselor (1990–1998).

8
safety recalls, all years
0
owner complaints, all years
1995
year with most recalls

Pick your Carpenter Counselor model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1998 Carpenter Counselor10
1997 Carpenter Counselor40
1996 Carpenter Counselor50
1995 Carpenter Counselor60
1994 Carpenter Counselor30
1993 Carpenter Counselor20
1992 Carpenter Counselor20
1991 Carpenter Counselor20
1990 Carpenter Counselor10

All Carpenter Counselor recalls (8)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Carpenter Counselor, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Seats

    NHTSA 00V207000 Reported 3,205 vehicles potentially affected CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC.

    Vehicle description: school buses. Additional reinforcement bars were installed while performing a previous seat recall (98v-238). These bars were installed into the protection zone on the back of the seats.

    Remedy: Carpenter has gone out of business. Dealers were to remove the additional steel reinforcement.

    Model years: 1996, 1997

  2. Frame and members (structure)

    NHTSA 00V015000 Reported 3,633 vehicles potentially affected CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC.

    Vehicle description: school bus with side emergency doors. The body side posts for the emergency door can crack.

    Remedy: Carpenter has gone out of business. Owners were to be provided with free parts, repair instructions, and reimbursed for the labor involved.

    Model years: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995

  3. Lamp (service brakes)

    NHTSA 98V262000 Reported 35 vehicles potentially affected CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC.

    Vehicle description: school buses built on a spartan chassis and equipped with hydraulic brakes. The brake warning light is not properly labeled and could function improperly. This does not meet the requirements of FMVSS no. 105, "hydraulic brake systems." this recall supersedes 98v-017 conducted in january 1998. The repair did not…

    Remedy: Owners will be provided with a repair kit and instructions to repair their vehicle. If an owner so desires, a carpenter dealer can perform the remedy for them.

    Model years: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998

  4. Seats

    NHTSA 98V238000 Reported 3,255 vehicles potentially affected CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC.

    Vehicle description: school buses. The back panel of the passenger seats was not adequately welded.

    Remedy: Carpenter will provide owners with detailed inspection instructions and provide them with the necessary parts to repair these seats.

    Model years: 1995, 1996, 1997

  5. Windshield (visibility)

    NHTSA 97V077000 Reported 4,037 vehicles potentially affected CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC.

    Vehicle description: school buses. Side emergency push-out windows may not open properly due to interference with exterior bow cap. Emergency door(s) may not have required operating instructions located adjacent to interior door handle. This does not meet the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus window…

    Remedy: Owners will be provided with modification instructions or if they so desire, can contact an authorized dealer for assistance.

    Model years: 1995, 1996, 1997

  6. Body (structure)

    NHTSA 96V097000 Reported 3,382 vehicles potentially affected CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC.

    Vehicle description: school buses. Passenger's clothing can unknowingly become caught in the handrails at bus doors when exiting the bus.

    Remedy: Carpenter is sending corrective parts to owners along with installation instructions.

    Model years: 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996

  7. Anchorage (seat belts)

    NHTSA 95V220000 Reported 451 vehicles potentially affected CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC.

    The driver's seat belt anchorage bolt is not the specified 7/16-20unf-2a. These anchorages do not meet the requirements of FMVSS no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect the driver's seat belt for the proper fasteners and will replace attachment hardware that does not comply with the safety standard.

    Model years: 1995

  8. Caliper (service brakes)

    NHTSA 93V156000 Reported 40 vehicles potentially affected CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC.

    The suspension strut rod mounting bolt can interfere with the movement of the rear brake caliper.

    Remedy: Rotate the caliper support bracket. This will move the brake assembly from a front-mounted position to a rear-mounted position and provide clearance for the movement of the rear brake caliper.

    Model years: 1994

Other Carpenter models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.