The defect
CERTAIN US BUS 2005 MY STURDIBUS HD SCHOOL BUSES. THE AMOUNT OF ADHESIVE APPLIED TO THE ROOF SEAMS IS INADEQUATE FOR THE TYPE OF ADHESIVE USED WHICH FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 221, SCHOOL BUS BODY JOINT STRENGTH.
The risk
IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT ONE OR MORE BODY JOINTS COULD OPEN UP, ALLOWING THE OCCUPANT TO SUSTAIN SERIOUS INJURIES SHOULD THE OCCUPANT COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE EDGE OF THE SEPARATED JOINT OF THE BODY PANELS.
The remedy
US BUS WILL NOTIFY ITS OWNERS AND INSTALL ADDITIONAL FASTENERS IN ALL SUSPECT JOINTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 30, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT US BUS AT 1-765-939-3984.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| US Bus Sturdibus HD | 2005 |
Components: STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Bus Sturdibus HD | 2005 | 0 | 1 |
Other structure recalls in 2005
29 of the 562 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2005 concerned the structure; U.S. BUS CORPORATION filed 21 campaigns in all.
| 05V573000 28 Dec 2005 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 05V561000 20 Dec 2005 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| 05V534000 21 Nov 2005 | COTTRELL, INC. |
| 05V523000 16 Nov 2005 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| 05V521000 9 Nov 2005 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 05V472000 13 Oct 2005 | LES ENTREPRISES M.CORBEIL |
| 05V471000 13 Oct 2005 | LES ENTREPRISES M.CORBEIL |
| 05V413000 20 Sept 2005 | SALEEN, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2005