The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES BUILT ON CHEVROLET CHASSIS WITH A CORRUGATED STEEL FLOOR AND AND EQUIPPED WITH 45" WIDE RESTRAINING PASSENGER SEATS. THE 45" WIDE RESTRAINING PASSENGER SEAT FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 210, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY ANCHORAGES."
The risk
IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL TWO ADDITIONAL ANCHORAGE POINTS CONNECTING THE SEAT TO THE FLOOR.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Thomas Minotour | 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Minotour | 1993 | 0 | 7 |
| Thomas Minotour | 1994 | 0 | 9 |
| Thomas Minotour | 1995 | 0 | 7 |
| Thomas Minotour | 1996 | 0 | 6 |
Other seat belts recalls in 1999
10 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the seat belts; THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. filed 100 campaigns in all.
| 99V328000 22 Nov 1999 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, INC. |
| 99V308000 2 Nov 1999 | COLLINS BUS CORPORATION |
| 99V280000 20 Oct 1999 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 99V269000 12 Oct 1999 | TIARA MOTOR COACH DIVISION |
| 99V250000 20 Sept 1999 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 99V221000 11 Aug 1999 | PAN-WIT, INC. |
| 99V155000 28 Jun 1999 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 99V118000 12 May 1999 | SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999