NHTSA campaign 06V479000 · Manufacturer campaign 06512
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION Recall 06V-479: DRIVER'S SEAT
NHTSA recall 06V479000 (Manufacturer campaign 06512) was reported by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION on December 21, 2006, with 1,948 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the IC Bus Resb, IC Bus Besb, IC Bus Cecb and more for model years 2006–2008. Owners were notified on February 23, 2007, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 06V479000 (also written 06V-479 or 06V479)
- Filed by
- INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 06512
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,948 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seats
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V479000. 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
IC Recb
- 2007 · Vehicles built October 11, 2005 – October 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
IC Bus
IC Bus Becb
- 2007 · Vehicles built October 11, 2005 – October 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
IC Bus Besb
IC Bus Cecb
IC Bus Cesb
IC Bus Fecb
- 2007 · Vehicles built October 11, 2005 – October 31, 2006 (per NHTSA)
IC Bus Fesb
IC Bus Resb
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V479000.
Defect description
CERTAIN IC SCHOOL AND COMMERCIAL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN OCTOBER 11, 2005, AND OCTOBER 31, 2006. THESE BUSES HAVE THE FOLLOWING SAFETY ISSUES: IF THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS IN THE HIGHEST AND MOST REAR POSITION, THE BACK OF THE SEAT MAY LEAN AGAINST A BARRIER BEHIND THE SEAT, OR AGAINST THE SEAT BACK. THIS WILL PREVENT THE SEAT BELT FROM RETRACTING WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 209, SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES. WHEN ADJUST THE SEAT TO A HIGHER POSITION, THE DRIVER MAY PULL THE SEAT PAST THE LAST STOP SO THAT THE SEAT SITS ON THE ADJUSTING PIN, WHICH ALLOWS THE SEAT TO TEETER ON TOP OF THE PIN. IF OVER-TRAVEL OCCURS, THE UPPER SEAT PEDESTAL TUBE COULD SEPARATE FROM THE LOWER PEDESTAL TUBE DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. IF THE DRIVER IS SITTING IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND REACHES TO ADJUST THE SEAT HEIGHT, THEIR WEIGHT WILL CAUSE THE SEAT TO DROP, WHICH COULD RESULT IN THEIR HAND BEING PINCHED BETWEEN THE SEAT AND THE LEVER. THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS DIFFICULT TO ADJUST TO A HIGHER POSITION BECAUSE OF THE ADDITIONAL WEIGHT OF THE ALL BELTS TO SEAT (ABTS) DESIGN.
Safety consequence
THIS MAY RESULT IN PERSONAL INJURY.
Manufacturer remedy
IC WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE SEATS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 23, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT IC AT 1-800-448-7825.
Notes
IC RECALL NO. 06512.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 06V479000
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.