TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE NOTE
Office of Chief Education Financial Officer
School Support Services
School Transportation Management Section
Department of Education
Jim Horne, Commissioner
No. T-04-02
Contact:
Bud Fletcher
(850)
245-9795
SC 205-9795
DATE:
October 17, 2003
TO:
School District Service Managers
FROM:
Charlie Hood, Director
School Transportation Management
SUBJECT:
January 1997 through June 2003, Annual Recall Listing Booklet from the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued its annual school bus recall
letter (attached) and listing of recall notices from school bus body and chassis manufacturers. The
listing consists of recalls from January 1997 through June 2003. Please review the listing for any recall
notice(s) that may affect any of the school buses in your district’s fleet at the following website:
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/buses/schoolbusrecalls.htm
If you have not already done so, we highly recommend that you perform and document all recalls listed
in this booklet that are applicable to the buses owned by your district or charter school.
Should you need assistance in performing any of the body or chassis recalls, please contact your local
dealer or factory representative.
If you need further assistance, please contact Bud Fletcher in Tallahassee at (850) 245-9795 or
bud.fletcher@fldoe.org.
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Jennifer Rippner
Nancy Scowcroft
Dr. Cathy Wooley-Brown
Kathleen C. DeMeter
Superintendents (without attachments)
Transportation Directors (without attachments)