The defect
SEAT BELT ANCHORAGES, SEAT DEFLECTION, AND KNEE PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 222 WERE NOT MET. ALSO, REAR EMERGENCY DOOR LABELING AND CERTIFICATION LABELING REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 217 WERE NOT MET.
The risk
BUSES ARE IN NONCOMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS; THERE WOULD BEINCREASED RISK OF INJURY IN AN ACCDENT.
The remedy
INSTALL METAL STIFFENER AND SEAT BELT BRACKET AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL FOAM TO SEAT. ALSO, INSTALL NEW CERTIFICATION AND EMERGENCY DOOR OPERATING INSTRUCTION LABELS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by OVSC
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| BUD Industries BUD B16-16SF | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUD Industries BUD B16-16SF | 1983 | 0 | 1 |
| BUD Industries BUD B16-16SF | 1984 | 0 | 1 |
| BUD Industries BUD B16-16SF | 1985 | 0 | 1 |
| BUD Industries BUD B16-16SF | 1986 | 0 | 1 |
| BUD Industries BUD B16-16SF | 1987 | 0 | 1 |
| BUD Industries BUD B16-16SF | 1988 | 0 | 1 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1989
20 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the seat belts.
| 89V226000 18 Dec 1989 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V216000 21 Nov 1989 | DABRYAN COACH BUILDERS |
| 89V200000 14 Nov 1989 | NATIONAL COACH ENGINEERIN |
| 89V194000 7 Nov 1989 | MAZDA (NORTH AMERICA),INC |
| 89V180000 26 Oct 1989 | CHOO CHOO CUSTOMS, INC. |
| 89V175000 18 Oct 1989 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 89V165000 4 Oct 1989 | WESTERN STAR TRUCKS, INC. |
| 89V158000 21 Sept 1989 | PEUGEOT, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989