The defect
THE RESTRAINING BARRIERS ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES DO NOT CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 222, "SCHOOL BUS PASSENGER SEATING AND CRASH PROTECTION". DUE TO IMPROPER ALIGNMENT, THE BARRIER MOUNTING BOLTS MAY NOT BE SECURED THROUGH THE FLOOR TAPPING STRIP.
The remedy
THE DEALER WILL ADD LOCK NUTS TO THE RESTRAINING BARRIER MOUNTING BOLTS AT NO CHARGE TO OWNER.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|
Components: SEATS
Other seats recalls in 1980
4 of the 167 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1980 concerned the seats; GILLIG CORPORATION filed 51 campaigns in all.
| 80V156000 28 Nov 1980 | BANGOR PUNTA CORP. |
| 80V122000 23 Sept 1980 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 80V013000 11 Feb 1980 | WHITE MOTOR CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1980