- Vehicles
- 70
- Built between
- Aug 2012 – Sep 2012
- Models
- 2
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA compliance test
- Owners notified
- 10 October 2013
- Repaired
- 77%
- Unrepaired
- 16
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between August 2012 and September 2012. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2013-2014 IC Bus CasbBuilt August 2012 to September 2012
- 2013 IC Bus RecbBuilt August 2012 to September 2012
Repair progress
16 of 70 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2015.
77% repaired — 54 of 70 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
Navistar is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 IC Bus CE and 2013 IC Bus RE school buses, manufactured August 20, 2012, through September 4, 2012. The school bus restraining barriers may have an insufficient weld at the base of the barrier frame that does not comply with the requirement of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS), No. 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."
What could happen
The barriers may fail to restrain occupants from flying forward during crashes and sudden driving maneuvers, increasing the risk of injury.
What gets fixed
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected barrier frames. The recall began on October 10, 2013.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtAugust 2012 to September 2012
- Recall reported to NHTSA3 September 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 3 September 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 1-331-332-1590. Navistar's recall number is 13513.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 13513
- 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.