Syntec S3B Base, S3C School BUS Seats: Seats
Recall 19E065000 · Oct 3, 2019 · SynTec Seating Solutions, LLC
1,156,972
units affected
1,156,972
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 19E065000
- Date
- Oct 3, 2019
- Maker
- SynTec Seating Solutions, LLC
- Units affected
- 1,156,972
- Kind
- Vehicle equipment
- Component
- Seats
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
SynTec Seating Solutions, LLC (SynTec) is recalling certain S3B Base and S3C Base Convertible school bus seats. The seats may have been manufactured with styrene blocks that do not provide sufficient impact absorption in areas around the steel seat frame of the back support. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."
What can happen
The lack of impact absorption increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
SynTec will notify the affected bus manufacturer, and dealers for that manufacturer will install an additional impact material between the re-bond back and the vinyl back cover, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact SynTec customer service at 1-336-862-7509.
Vehicles covered
2 models, 2 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Syntec | S3B Base | Not stated |
| Syntec | S3C School Bus Seats | Not stated |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 19E065000?
2 models: Syntec S3B Base (all years), Syntec S3C School Bus Seats (all years), about 1.16 million vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 19E065000?
SynTec will notify the affected bus manufacturer, and dealers for that manufacturer will install an additional impact material between the re-bond back and the vinyl back cover, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact SynTec customer service at 1-336-862-7509.
What can happen?
The lack of impact absorption increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
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.