The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: BUILT BODIES (FREIGHTLINER MT-55 CHASSIS). THE PASSENGER SEAT ONLY SEAT BASE ANCHORAGE DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION."
The remedy
A PROPER ANCHOR BASE WILL BE PROVIDED TO OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Union City Built Body | 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 |
Components: SEATS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union City Built Body | 1996 | 0 | 1 |
| Union City Built Body | 1997 | 0 | 1 |
| Union City Built Body | 1998 | 0 | 1 |
| Union City Built Body | 1999 | 0 | 1 |
| Union City Built Body | 2000 | 0 | 1 |
Other seats recalls in 2000
7 of the 541 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2000 concerned the seats; UNION CITY BODY COMPANY filed 10 campaigns in all.
| 00V418000 14 Dec 2000 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 00V420000 14 Dec 2000 | AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION CORP. |
| 00V380000 17 Nov 2000 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 00V362000 3 Nov 2000 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 00V289000 2 Oct 2000 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 00V207000 3 Aug 2000 | CARPENTER INDUSTRIES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2000