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SevereNHTSA·10V217000·Announced 2010-05-21

Navistar Recalls 2011 IC Bus School Buses Due to Seat Defect

Navistar is recalling 129 model year 2011 IC Bus school buses because a seat reinforcement rod may fall out, compromising crash protection.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The source explicitly states the defect increases the risk of personal injury or death in a crash, and involves a structural vehicle defect (seat frame failure) that fails to meet federal safety standards.

Plain-English summary

Navistar, Inc. is recalling 129 model year 2011 IC Bus CE and RE model school buses manufactured between February 22 and March 16, 2010. These vehicles are equipped with passenger flip seats where the weld retaining a reinforcement rod inside the seat back frame tube may fail. This failure allows the rod to fall out of the frame, causing the seats to fail to conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 222 regarding school bus passenger seating and crash protection.

Without the reinforcement rod, the strength of the seat may be compromised, increasing the risk of personal injury or death in the event of a crash. The safety recall began on July 16, 2010.

Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will repair the seats free of charge. Owners may contact Navistar at 1-800-448-7825 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.

The recalled product

Product
IC BUS CE, RECB
Brand
IC BUS
Manufacturer
NAVISTAR, INC
Category
Vehicle — School Bus
Hazard
Affected units
129

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Model numbers (2)

  • CE
  • RECB

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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