- Vehicles
- 925
- Built between
- Not published
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Equipment
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 10 May 2013
- Repaired
- 17%
- Unrepaired
- 768
Does this affect my vehicle?
The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.
- C. E. White Flip Seat, Quasi Static
- C. E. White Flip Seat, SBJ
- C. E. White Flip Seat, Sssj
Repair progress
768 of 925 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2015.
17% repaired — 157 of 925 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
C. E. White is recalling certain Flip Seat model Quasi Static "QSJ11" (30", 36", 39" and 45"), Flip Seat model Student Safety Seat "SSSJ" (30", 36", 39" and 45"), and Flip Seat model School Bus Seat "SBJ" (30", 36", 39" and 45") shipped between the dates of September 12, 2005, and January 31, 2013, to various school bus manufacturers to be installed as original equipment.
What could happen
When a Flip Seat is installed in front of another passenger seat, it is possible for the occupant of the rearward passenger seat to insert their toes and/or foot into the lower frame area of the Flip Seat. When a vehicle passenger occupies the Flip Seat, pushing the seat bottom downward to the horizontal position to sit in the seat, the occupant of the rearward seat could suffer a pinch point injury to their toes and/or foot.
What gets fixed
C. E. White will work closely with the school bus manufacturers to identify and notify the school bus owners of the safety recall. The school bus manufacturers will install a safety guard to cover the gap in the lower frame of the flip seat. A notification schedule for this campaign has not yet been established. Owners should contact their vehicle manufacturer or C. E.
Timeline
- Recall reported to NHTSA23 April 2013
- Owners notified10 May 2013
- Latest repair reportQ3 2015 — 17% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 23 April 2013.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
White at 1-419-492-2157 for more information.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- C. E. WHITE COMPANY
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional 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.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.