Recall campaign · NHTSA 83V080000

Seats

UNITED BUS CORPORATION filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1983-08-04.

Recall campaignNHTSA 83V080000

Seats

Component: Seats
Manufacturer: UNITED BUS CORPORATION
Vehicles affected: 148
Reported to NHTSA: 1983-08-04
Owners notified: 1983-07-29

Defect description

SEAT FRAMES DO NOT PROVIDE ADEQUATE PROTECTION IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THIS CONSTITUTES A NON COMPLIANCE TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 222, "SCHOOL BUS SEATING AND CRASH PROTECTION".

Manufacturer remedy

THE SEAT FRAMES WILL BE REPLACED WITH HIGHER QUALITY STEEL SEAT FRAMES ON ALL INVOLVED VEHICLES.

Notes

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES.SYSTEM: INTERIOR; SEAT FRAME.CONSEQUENCES OF DEFECT: THE IMPACT FROM AN ACCIDENT COULD FORCE THE SEAT BACKFRAME FORWARD, CAUSING POSSIBLE SERIOUS INJURY TO OCCUPANTS OF THOSE SEATS.

Scope of coverage

5 model years across 1 models.

Model	Years on record
UNITED School BUS	1981 1980 1979 1978 1977

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.