Syntec Seats

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between September 2014 and February 2018. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

• Syntec S3B Wall Mounted SeatsBuilt September 2014 to February 2018

What the defect is

Syntec Seating Solutions, LLC (Syntec) is recalling certain S3B Non-Restraint Wall Mounted Seats. The wall mounting bracket may crack, causing the seat to not remain secured in place in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."

What could happen

In the event of a crash, if the seat does not remain secured to the wall, the occupant has an increased risk of an injury.

What gets fixed

Syntec will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional wall mounting bracket, free of charge. Syntec issued owners an interim notification on April 13, 2018. The recall began May 30, 2019.

Timeline

1. Vehicles builtSeptember 2014 to February 2018
2. Recall reported to NHTSA9 March 2018
3. Owners notified30 May 2019

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 9 March 2018.

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 Syntec customer service at 1-336-862-7509. Syntec's number for this recall is NRB100.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number

NRB100

Recalling manufacturer

SynTec Seating Solutions, LLC

Safety standard

FMVSS 222

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.

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