2008–2010 Startrans Mfsab recall: seats
⚠️ What's wrong
Startrans is recalling certain model year 2008 through 2010 Mfsab model school buses manufactured from january 2008 through april 9, 2010, equipped with freedman seat barriers, p/nos. 38764 and 15198. The barrier for leg protection was built using the wrong gauge of material and fails to comply with federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222, "school bus passenger seating and crash protection."
💥 The risk
In the event of a crash, the seat occupant(s) may not be adequately protected, increasing the risk of injury.
🔧 The fix
Startrans will notify owners and repair the buses free of charge. The safety recall began on june 18, 2010. Owners may contact startrans at 1-574-642-0810.
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
- 10V219000
- Manufacturer recall #
- 000314
- Manufacturer
- STARTRANS BUS CORPORATION
- Vehicles affected
- 130
- Component
- SEATS:BARRIERS
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 18, 2010
- Built
- Jan 1, 2008 – Apr 9, 2010
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Startran's recall campaign number is 000314.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .