The defect
NAVISTAR IS RECALLING 3,449 IC SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN MARCH 1, 2008 AND FEBRUARY 1, 2009, EQUIPPED WITH SPECIALTY MANUFACTURING, INC. (SMI) 000290 LED LIGHT KITS. A CHANGE TO THE WIRE USED IN THE LED LIGHT KITS MAY REDUCE THE EFFECTIVE LIFE OF THE LIGHTS USED ON THE STOP ARMS. THE LIGHTS MAY STOP FUNCTIONING WITHOUT WARNING.
The risk
SHOULD THE LED LIGHTS STOP FUNCTIONING, VISIBILITY OF A STOPPED BUS WOULD BE DECREASED, POSSIBLY ENDANGERING A CHILD OR PEDESTRIAN TO INJURY BY PASSING VEHICLES.
The remedy
NAVISTAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE BUSES WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY SMI. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SMI WARRANTY SERVICE AT 1-800-951-7867 OR NAVISTAR TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-448-7825.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| IC Fecb | 2010 |
| IC Bus BE | 2009, 2010 |
| IC Bus CE | 2009, 2010 |
| IC Bus FE | 2009 |
| IC Bus RE | 2009, 2010 |
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 Fecb | 2010 | 0 | 5 |
| IC Bus BE | 2009 | 0 | 10 |
| IC Bus BE | 2010 | 0 | 11 |
| IC Bus CE | 2009 | 0 | 15 |
| IC Bus CE | 2010 | 3 | 15 |
| IC Bus FE | 2009 | 0 | 9 |
| IC Bus RE | 2009 | 0 | 7 |
| IC Bus RE | 2010 | 0 | 10 |
Other other recalls in 2009
4 of the 491 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2009 concerned the other; NAVISTAR, INC filed 95 campaigns in all.
| 09V394000 2 Oct 2009 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
| 09V335000 25 Aug 2009 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 09V315000 4 Aug 2009 | GIRARDIN MINIBUS INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2009