- Vehicles
- 3,695
- Built between
- Apr 1978 – Nov 1978
- Models
- 1
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- NHTSA investigation
- Owners notified
- 14 February 1979
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 1978 and November 1978. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 1978 Superior SuperiorBuilt April 1978 to November 1978
What gets fixed
A RETROFIT PROCEDURE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO CORRECT THE ALL-FOAM SEAT BACK AND BARRIER PADS BY REPLACING THEM WITH REINFORCED PADS. THIS WILL BE DONE WITHOUT CHARGE.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 1978 to November 1978
- Recall reported to NHTSA21 February 1979
- Owners notified14 February 1979
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 February 1979.
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.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- SHELLER-GLOBE CORPORATION
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 222
- 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
Vehicle description: school buses.system: interior; seat back pad.consequences of defect: the all foam seat back utilized in the involvedvehicles may experience premature in-service deterioration and cracking of thefoam at the top front surface of the seat back and barrier pad. As a result,these vehicles do not conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222,"SCHOOL bus passenger seating and crash protection".consequences of defect: in the event of an accident, severe cracking will beevidenced by a visible line or distortion under the seat covering. This couldlessen the energy absorbing effect of the foam, thus increasing the chances ofinjury.
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.