Recall 13V308000

SEATS

Report Date
20130807
Component
SEATS
Affected Vehicles
14 models

Defect Description

Navistar, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 IC Bus AE, and 2011-2014 BE, CE, and RE buses. These buses were manufactured February 11, 2010, through June 17, 2013. The passenger seat foam padding did not adequately reduce the impact forces to the knee in the lower outside corners of the seat back during compliance testing. Thus, these buses fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."

Safety Consequence

In the event of a crash, the seat padding may not properly protect against knee impact force, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will install polystyrene blocks in the lower outside corners of each seat to increase the knee protection, free of charge. The recall began on October 10, 2013. Owners may contact Navistar at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's recall campaign number is 13512.

Affected Vehicles

Year Make Model
2011 IC BUS BE
2011 IC BUS CE
2011 IC BUS RECB
2012 IC BUS BE
2012 IC BUS CE
2012 IC BUS RE
2013 IC BUS BE
2013 IC BUS CASB
2013 IC BUS ICCB
2013 IC BUS RECB
2014 IC BUS AE
2014 IC BUS BE
2014 IC BUS CASB
2014 IC BUS RESB

Check your vehicle: Visit NHTSA.gov and enter your VIN to see if your specific vehicle is affected.