NHTSA Recall 05V255000
NHTSA Campaign Id 05V255000; Date: Jun. 1, 2005
In the event of a frontal crash, the barrier may fail to properly restrain the front seated passenger, possiby resulting in serious injury.
Recalled Vehicles:
2004 Us Bus Sturdibus; 2005 Us Bus Sturdibus; 2004 Us Bus Universe; 2005 Us Bus Universe
Component: Seats
Manufactured by: U. S. Bus Corporation
Affected Units:: 172
Recall Summary:
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.
How to Fix:
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.
Recall 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.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Jul 14, 2006
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