NHTSA campaign 06V228000 · Manufacturer campaign 06505
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION Recall 06V-228: FMVSS 221/JOINT STRENGTH
NHTSA recall 06V228000 (Manufacturer campaign 06505) was reported by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION on June 23, 2006, with 1,200 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the IC Bus Resb for model years 2006–2007. Owners were notified on September 15, 2006, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 06V228000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V228000 (also written 06V-228 or 06V228)
- Filed by
- INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 06505
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,200 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seats
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 221
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V228000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
IC Bus
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As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V228000.
Defect description
CERTAIN 2006 AND 2007 IC RESB (PB305) SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JULY 1, 2005, AND MAY 9, 2006. A JOINT AT THE REAR OF THE BUS WHERE THE DAVENPORT IS ATTACHED TO THE FLOOR DOES NOT MEET THE JOINT STRENGTH REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 221, SCHOOL BUS BODY JOINT STRENGTH.
Safety consequence
IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE BODY STRUCTURE OF THE BUS COULD COLLAPSE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY TO THE BUS OCCUPANTS.
Manufacturer remedy
IC WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND WILL ADD A RETAINING BAR ALONG THE FRONT OF THE DAVENPORT FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT IC AT 1-800-843-5615 OR INTERNATIONAL AT 1-800-448-7825.
Notes
INTERNATIONAL RECALL NO. 06505.CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V228000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.