The Recall Desk
HighNHTSA·15E022000·Announced 2015-03-18

Woodstock Stop Arms Recalled for Non-Compliant Border Width

Woodstock Safety Mirror Co. is recalling specific Stop Arms because the border width is too narrow, reducing visibility and failing federal safety standards.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a safety device for school buses where non-compliance increases the risk of pedestrian injury, fitting the rubric for risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Woodstock Safety Mirror Co. is recalling certain Stop Arms, model number 03G13CH (part number 8000-1135C), manufactured between July 3, 2013, and September 1, 2013. The affected stop arms have a border width of 10mm instead of the required 12mm. As a result, the front side of the stop signal arm's border is obscured by more than the maximum 15 percent, causing these stop arms to fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 131, "School Bus Pedestrian Safety Devices."

A stop arm that does not meet these dimensional requirements may be less noticeable, thereby reducing the visibility of a stopped school bus and increasing the risk of a pedestrian injury.

Woodstock will notify owners and send a replacement border decal kit free of charge to those who purchased the stop arms. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact Woodstock at 1-845-247-3429 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.

The recalled product

Product
EQUIPMENT recall
Manufacturer
Woodstock Safety Mirror Co.
Category
Vehicle — School Bus Safety Equipment
Hazard
Affected units
169

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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