Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 13V440000

Seats

Lion Bus Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2013-09-18.

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V440000

Seats

Component
Seats
Manufacturer
Lion Bus Inc.
Vehicles affected
1
Reported to NHTSA
2013-09-18
Owners notified
2013-09-18

Defect description

Lion Bus is recalling one model year 2013 360 school bus equipped with passenger seats that have three-point seat belts. In an impact, the backs of these seats absorb an insufficient amount of impact force. Thus, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."

Safety risk

Noncompliant seats may increase the risk of injury to occupant during a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

The owner of the bus has been notified of the safety issue. Owners may contact Lion Bus at 1-450-432-5466.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
LION 3602013

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.