Recall 13V308000: 2011–2014 IC Bus BE and 4 other models

Report received

Aug 7, 2013

Manufacturer

Navistar, Inc.

Potentially affected

22,264vehicles

Model years

2011–2014

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Navistar, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 IC Bus AE, and 2011-2014 BE, CE, and RE buses. These buses were manufactured February 11, 2010, through June 17, 2013. The passenger seat foam padding did not adequately reduce the impact forces to the knee in the lower outside corners of the seat back during compliance testing. Thus, these buses fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."

Possible consequence

In the event of a crash, the seat padding may not properly protect against knee impact force, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will install polystyrene blocks in the lower outside corners of each seat to increase the knee protection, free of charge. The recall began on October 10, 2013. Owners may contact Navistar at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's recall campaign number is 13512.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 2011 IC Bus BE0 complaints
• 2012 IC Bus BE0 complaints
• 2013 IC Bus BE0 complaints
• 2014 IC Bus BE0 complaints
• 2013 IC Bus Casb0 complaints
• 2014 IC Bus Casb4 complaints
• 2011 IC Bus CE0 complaints
• 2012 IC Bus CE1 complaints
• 2012 IC Bus RE0 complaints
• 2014 IC Bus Resb0 complaints