The defect
BUS SEATS MAY NOT MEET THE FORWARD FORCE/DEFLECTION PERFORMANCE TEST OR THE ENERGY ABSORPTION REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 222, SCHOOL BUS PASSENGER SEATING CRASH PROTECTION. CONSEQUENCE OF DEFECT: IN EVENT OF ACCIDENT OR SUDDEN STOP, SEATS WILL BEND FORWARD FASTER THAN THEY SHOULD AND COULD RESULT IN INJURY TO PASSENGERS.
The remedy
REPLACE ALL PASSENGER SEAT FRAMES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Transportation | 1983, 1984, 1985 |
Components: SEATS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transportation | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| Transportation | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| Transportation | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
Other seats recalls in 1986
6 of the 173 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1986 concerned the seats; TRANSPORTATION PROD., INC filed 2 campaigns in all.
| 86V124000 2 Sept 1986 | SUPERIOR COACH INTL., LTD |
| 86V117000 25 Aug 1986 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 86V082000 24 Jun 1986 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 86V037000 6 Mar 1986 | UNION CITY BODY COMPANY |
| 86V010000 23 Jan 1986 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1986