Garden State Double Deck Bus, model year 2015. Filed by Garden State Bus Group and reported to NHTSA on 6 August 2018. 20 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Garden State Bus Group (Garden State) is recalling certain 2015 Garden State Double Deck Buses. The roof emergency exit may be incorrectly located towards the center of the passenger compartment and not in the rear, as required. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 18V519 cover?
- Garden State Double Deck Bus, model year 2015.
- What is wrong with them?
- Garden State Bus Group (Garden State) is recalling certain 2015 Garden State Double Deck Buses. The roof emergency exit may be incorrectly located towards the center of the passenger compartment and not in the rear, as required.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- If the emergency exit is located in the wrong location, it can cause a delay in exiting the vehicle in the event of an emergency, increasing the risk of injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Garden State will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional emergency exit hatch in the rear portion of the lower level that opens to the upper level, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “If the emergency exit is located in the wrong location, it can cause a delay in exiting the vehicle in the event of an emergency, increasing the risk of injury.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 18V519 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Garden State Bus Group |
| System at fault | Structure:Emergency:Escape/Egress/Exit |
| Reported to NHTSA | 6 August 2018 |
| Model years | 2015-2015 |
| Vehicles named | GARDEN STATE DOUBLE DECK BUS |
What the notice says today
The consequence
If the emergency exit is located in the wrong location, it can cause a delay in exiting the vehicle in the event of an emergency, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Garden State will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional emergency exit hatch in the rear portion of the lower level that opens to the upper level, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact Garden State customer service at 1-888-800-3779.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 901 notices in the record whose component field names structure. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 42 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
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CarsMultiverse, recall 18V519, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v519/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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- Defect summary
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