Navistar Recalls 2015-2019 IC Bus School Buses Due to Wheelchair Lift Defect
Navistar is recalling 2015-2019 IC Bus school buses equipped with specific wheelchair lifts because a component may fail, allowing the platform to rise too high and increasing injury risk.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
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 risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the criteria for a High severity score.
Plain-English summary
Navistar, Inc. is recalling certain 2015-2019 IC Bus CE school buses equipped with specific S-Series and K-Series Titanium Wheelchair Lifts. The affected models include K200, K201, K550, K551, S200, S2201, S550, and S551. The recall involves 631 vehicles.
The defect involves the wheelchair lift positioning input cam, which may fail while the lift is in use. This failure allows the platform to travel higher than the vehicle's floor height. If the platform stops above the vehicle floor, a wheelchair user exiting the lift may tip inwards toward the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.
Navistar will notify owners, and IC Bus or Ricon dealers will replace the injection molded cam with an aluminum machined cam free of charge. The recall began on October 5, 2018. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236.
The recalled product
- Product
- IC BUS CESB, CASB
- Brand
- IC BUS
- Manufacturer
- Navistar, Inc.
- Category
- Vehicle — School Bus
- Affected units
- 631
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)
- CESB
- CASB
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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