The defect
CERTAIN 2007 AND 2008 MY IC SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 18, 2006, AND JANUARY 17, 2007. THE AIR SUPPLY FITTING MAY SEPARATE FROM THE BASE PLATE, PREVENTING ACTUATION AIR FROM REACHING THE STOP ARM AND/OR CROSSING ARM. THIS CONDITION WILL RESULT IN NON-DEPLOYMENT OF THE STOP ARM AND/OR CROSSING ARM DURING A SCHOOL BUS STOP TO PICK-UP OR DISCHARGE PASSENGERS.
The risk
IF THE STOP ARM DOES NOT DEPLOY, A CHILD OR PEDESTRIAN MAY BE ENDANGERED BY PASSING MOTORISTS FAILING TO STOP AT A SAFE LOCATION. IF THE CROSSING ARM DOES NOT DEPLOY, A CHILD OR PEDESTRIAN MAY ENTER THE DRIVER'S BLIND SPOT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE POSSIBLY RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE, PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH.
The remedy
IC WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE AFFECTED STOP ARMS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 2, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT IC CORPORATION AT 1-800-843-5615 OR INTERNATIONAL AT 1-800-448-7825.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| IC Bus Cesb | 2007, 2008 |
| IC Bus Fesb | 2007, 2008 |
| IC Bus Resb | 2007, 2008 |
Components: OTHER:SCHOOL BUS STOP ARM ASSEMBLY
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| IC Bus Cesb | 2007 | 0 | 15 |
| IC Bus Cesb | 2008 | 2 | 8 |
| IC Bus Fesb | 2007 | 0 | 10 |
| IC Bus Fesb | 2008 | 0 | 9 |
| IC Bus Resb | 2007 | 2 | 11 |
| IC Bus Resb | 2008 | 0 | 8 |
Other other recalls in 2007
2 of the 587 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2007 concerned the other; INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION filed 86 campaigns in all.
| 07V002000 4 Jan 2007 | FREIGHTLINER LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2007