- Vehicles
- 22,264
- Built between
- Feb 2010 – Jun 2013
- Models
- 8
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 10 October 2013
- Repaired
- 77%
- Unrepaired
- 5,132
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between February 2010 and June 2013. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2014 IC Bus AEBuilt February 2010 to June 2013
- 2011-2014 IC Bus BEBuilt February 2010 to June 2013
- 2013-2014 IC Bus CasbBuilt February 2010 to June 2013
- 2011-2012 IC Bus CEBuilt February 2010 to June 2013
- 2013 IC Bus IccbBuilt February 2010 to June 2013
- 2012 IC Bus REBuilt February 2010 to June 2013
- 2011, 2013 IC Bus RecbBuilt February 2010 to June 2013
- 2014 IC Bus ResbBuilt February 2010 to June 2013
Repair progress
5,132 of 22,264 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2015.
77% repaired — 17,128 of 22,264 reported
- Scrapped or exported
- 4
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
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."
What could happen
In the event of a crash, the seat padding may not properly protect against knee impact force, increasing the risk of injury.
What gets fixed
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.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtFebruary 2010 to June 2013
- Recall reported to NHTSA7 August 2013
- Owners notified10 October 2013
- Latest repair reportQ1 2015 — 77% 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 7 August 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
Owners may contact Navistar at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's recall campaign number is 13512.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 13512
- Recalling manufacturer
- Navistar, Inc.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 222
- Recall initiated by
- OVSC
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.