- Vehicles
- 1,035
- Built between
- Mar 2010 – Sep 2010
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 23 September 2019
- Repaired
- 53%
- Unrepaired
- 485
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between March 2010 and September 2010. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2011 IC Bus BEBuilt March 2010 to August 2010
- 2011 IC Bus CEBuilt March 2010 to September 2010
- 2011 IC Bus REBuilt March 2010 to May 2010
Repair progress
485 of 1,035 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2020.
53% repaired — 546 of 1,035 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. (Navistar) is recalling certain 2011 IC Bus BE, CE, and RE school buses equipped with certain non-retractable passenger two-point seat belts. After long term buckling and unbuckling of the seat belt, the plastic fingers on the male portion of the buckle may crack and fall off, requiring excessive force to buckle the seat belt.
What could happen
The seat belt may not easily buckle, increasing the risk of an injury in the event of a crash.
What gets fixed
Navistar will notify owners and dealers will replace the seat belt assemblies, free of charge. Navistar issued owners an interim notification on August 16, 2019. The recall began September 23, 2019.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtMarch 2010 to September 2010
- Recall reported to NHTSA21 June 2019
- Owners notified23 September 2019
- Latest repair reportQ4 2020 — 53% 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 21 June 2019.
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.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 19510
- Recalling manufacturer
- Navistar, Inc.
- Recall initiated by
- ODI
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.NHTSA is missing critical, required information for this safety recall. This information must be supplied through the NHTSA Recalls Portal within 5 working days of confirming its accuracy:- An identification and description of the risk to motor vehicle safety reasonably related to the defect or noncompliance, as described by an increased risk of injury, fire or crash (49 CFR 573.6 (c)(5)).- A description of the manufacturer's program for remedying the defect or noncompliance (49 CFR 573.6 (c)(8)(i)).
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.