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SevereNHTSA·11V368000·Announced 2011-07-22

Navistar Recalls 2011-2012 IC Bus School Buses for Seat Safety Defect

Navistar is recalling 340 model year 2011 and 2012 IC Bus RE and CE school buses due to missing or incorrect floor channel reinforcements that fail federal safety standards.

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 text explicitly states that the defect may cause personal injury or death in the event of a crash, which aligns with the rubric criterion for 'significant injury/property-damage reports' or structural vehicle defects involving serious injury risk.

Plain-English summary

Navistar, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2011 and 2012 IC Bus RE and CE school buses manufactured between October 8, 2009, and April 14, 2011. The recall affects 340 vehicles. These buses were built without or with incorrectly installed floor channel reinforcements, causing them to fail to conform with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 222 regarding school bus passenger seating and crash protection.

The defect increases the risk of rearward ejection from the seat during a crash, which may cause personal injury or death. Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will repair the buses free of charge. The safety recall was expected to begin on or before September 16, 2011. 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 RE, CE
Brand
IC BUS
Manufacturer
NAVISTAR, INC
Category
Vehicle — School Bus
Hazard
Affected units
340

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)

  • RE
  • CE

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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