Roof Hatch External Handle May Break/FMVSS 217 – 2020 Blue Bird Vision & All American Buses

Blue Bird Vision School Bus

July 12, 2019 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V524000 Roof Hatch External Handle May Break/FMVSS 217 If the roof hatch external handle breaks, in the event of an emergency, the hatch cannot be easily opened from outside the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.   NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V524 Manufacturer Blue Bird Body Company Components STRUCTURE Potential Number of Units Affected 13 … Read more

Driver Seat Belt Bolts Insufficiently Torqued – 2019 Glaval Concorde II, Entourage, Legacy, Primetime, Universal, Commute, Startrans Candidate II, P/S2, Senator II, Senator II HD, Senator II MPV, & MFSAB Buses

Glaval Bus Concorde II

July 24, 2019 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V542000 Driver Seat Belt Bolts Insufficiently Torqued If the bolts loosen, the seat belt assembly may fail to restrain the occupant in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.   NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V542 Manufacturer Forest River, Inc. Components SEAT BELTS Potential Number of Units Affected 951   Summary Forest River, … Read more

Improperly Tightened Cantilever Seats – 2014-2017 Nova LFS & LFS Artic Buses

Nova LFS

July 2, 2019 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V511000 Improperly Tightened Cantilever Seats If the cantilever seat drops while it is occupied, there is an increased risk of an injury.   NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V511 Manufacturer Nova Bus Components SEATS Potential Number of Units Affected 421   Summary Nova Bus (Nova) is recalling certain 2014-2017 LFS and LFS Artic buses equipped with … Read more

SC-19-79 – Roof Hatch Glass may Shatter – 2018-2019 Proterra Catalyst Buses

Proterra

June 14, 2019 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V460000 Roof Hatch Glass may Shatter If the tempered glass roof hatch shatters, glass fragments may fall onto passengers, increasing the risk of an injury.   NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V460 Manufacturer Proterra Inc. Components STRUCTURE Potential Number of Units Affected 14   Summary Proterra, Inc. (Proterra) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Catalyst buses equipped with … Read more

Swivel Valve may Allow Loss of Pressure/FMVSS 121 – 2017-2018 Proterra Catalyst Buses

Proterra

May 30, 2019 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V402000 Swivel Valve may Allow Loss of Pressure/FMVSS 121 If the swivel valves are unable to protect the air brake system against loss of air pressure, this may lead to service brake failure and the possibility for the uncontrolled application of the safety brake. Either condition increases the risk of … Read more