2000–2001 US Bus School BUS recall: seats
⚠️ What's wrong
Vehicle description: School buses utilizing 39" School BUS passenger seats. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222, "School BUS passenger seating and crash protection."
💥 The risk
These vehicles do not meet the requirements of this standard.
🔧 The fix
Owners will be provided with a modification kit with instructions. A wall mount supplemental bracket will be added to the wall side of 39" seats. Owner notification began september 10, 2003. Owners who do not receive a free modification kit should contact us BUS at 1-845-357-2510.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V235000
- Manufacturer
- U.S. BUS CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 474
- Component
- SEATS
- Owner phone
- 1-845-357-2510
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Sep 10, 2003
- Built
- Jun 30, 1998 – Jan 31, 2001
- Recall started by
- OVSC
- Notes
- Also, customers CAN contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).