IC Bus Structure: Escape/Egress/Exit

Ic Bus is recalling about 14 vehicles over a problem with the structure. If extra force is needed to pull the release handle, exit of the vehicle may be hindered, increasing the risk of injury in the event of an emergency.

Campaign
18V316000
Manufacturer
Navistar, Inc.
Reported
15 May 2018
Vehicles
14
Built between
Apr 2017 – Nov 2017
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
13 June 2018
Repaired
71%
Unrepaired
4

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between April 2017 and November 2017. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2018 IC Bus CEBuilt April 2017 to November 2017

Repair progress

4 of 14 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2019.

71% repaired — 10 of 14 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, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain 2018 IC Bus CE transit buses. The release mechanism on the emergency windows may be difficult to open in an emergency situation. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."

What could happen

If extra force is needed to pull the release handle, exit of the vehicle may be hindered, increasing the risk of injury in the event of an emergency.

What gets fixed

Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will apply dry lubricant to the latch assembly, free of charge. The recall began on June 13, 2018.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtApril 2017 to November 2017
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA15 May 2018
  3. Owners notified13 June 2018
  4. Latest repair reportQ3 2019 — 71% 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 15 May 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 Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number for this recall is 18509.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
18509
Recalling manufacturer
Navistar, Inc.
Safety standard
FMVSS 217
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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