The defect
CERTAIN 2000-2006 U.S. BUS STURDIBUS SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN MAY 1, 2000, AND MAY 2, 2006. THE BARRIERS WERE NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 222, SCHOOL BUS PASSENGER SEATING AND CRASH PROTECTION.
The risk
IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, A PASSENGER'S HEAD COULD BE DEFLECTED INTO AN UNPROTECTED AREA POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURIES.
The remedy
U.S. BUS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND WILL REPAIR THE SEATS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 3, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT U.S. BUS AT 765-939-3984.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| US Bus Sturdibus | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
Components: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
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 | 2000 | 0 | 3 |
| US Bus Sturdibus | 2001 | 0 | 5 |
| US Bus Sturdibus | 2002 | 0 | 2 |
| US Bus Sturdibus | 2003 | 0 | 4 |
| US Bus Sturdibus | 2004 | 1 | 5 |
| US Bus Sturdibus | 2005 | 1 | 7 |
| US Bus Sturdibus | 2006 | 0 | 7 |
Other seats recalls in 2006
12 of the 490 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2006 concerned the seats; U.S. BUS CORPORATION filed 21 campaigns in all.
| 06V479000 21 Dec 2006 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| 06V374000 27 Sept 2006 | MID BUS CORPORATION |
| 06V304000 7 Aug 2006 | GLAVAL BUS DIVISION |
| 06V283000 27 Jul 2006 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| 06V228000 23 Jun 2006 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION |
| 06V215000 15 Jun 2006 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 06V197000 7 Jun 2006 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 06V116000 12 Apr 2006 | MAZDA MOTOR CORP |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2006