IC BUS AE, BE, Casb, CE and 4 more (2011-2014): Seats
Recall 13V308000 · Aug 7, 2013 · Navistar, Inc.
22,264
vehicles affected
22,264
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 13V308000
- Date
- Aug 7, 2013
- Maker
- Navistar, Inc.
- Units affected
- 22,264
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Seats
- Model years
- 2011-2014
- Started by
- The safety regulator
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Navistar, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 IC Bus AE, and 2011-2014 BE, CE, and RE buses. These buses were manufactured February 11, 2010, through June 17, 2013. The passenger seat foam padding did not adequately reduce the impact forces to the knee in the lower outside corners of the seat back during compliance testing. Thus, these buses fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."
What can happen
In the event of a crash, the seat padding may not properly protect against knee impact force, increasing the risk of injury.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will install polystyrene blocks in the lower outside corners of each seat to increase the knee protection, free of charge. The recall began on October 10, 2013. Owners may contact Navistar at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's recall campaign number is 13512.
Vehicles covered
8 models, 14 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 13V308000?
8 models: IC Bus AE (2014), IC Bus BE (2011-2014), IC Bus Casb (2013-2014) and 5 more, about 22,264 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 13V308000?
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will install polystyrene blocks in the lower outside corners of each seat to increase the knee protection, free of charge. The recall began on October 10, 2013. Owners may contact Navistar at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's recall campaign number is 13512.
What can happen?
In the event of a crash, the seat padding may not properly protect against knee impact force, increasing the risk of injury.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.