Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 05V255000

Seats

U.S. BUS CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2005-06-01.

Recall campaignNHTSA 05V255000

Seats

Component
Seats
Manufacturer
U.S. BUS CORPORATION
Vehicles affected
172
Reported to NHTSA
2005-06-01
Owners notified
2006-07-14

Defect description

CERTAIN 2004 AND 2005 MY STURDIBUS AND UNIVERSE SCHOOL BUSES. THESE BUSES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH IMPROPER/MISSING WELDS ON THE 30" WIDE BARRIER SUPPORT WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 222, SCHOOL BUS PASSENGER SEATING AND CRASH PROTECTION.

Safety risk

IN THE EVENT OF A FRONTAL CRASH, THE BARRIER MAY FAIL TO PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE FRONT SEATED PASSENGER, POSSIBY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY.

Manufacturer remedy

US BUS WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND WILL VISUALLY INSPECT EACH SUSPECT BARRIER FOR MISSING WELDS AND REPAIR THE BARRIERS AS NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 14, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT US BUS AT 845-357-2510.

Notes

CUSTOMERS 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.

Scope of coverage

4 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
US BUS Sturdibus2005 2004
US BUS Universe2005 2004

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.