NHTSA campaign 09V293000 · Manufacturer campaign 09505
IC and IC Bus Recall 09V-293: LED SCHOOL BUS STOP ARM LIGHTS INOPERATIVE
NHTSA recall 09V293000 (Manufacturer campaign 09505) was reported by NAVISTAR, INC on July 28, 2009, with 2,390 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the IC Bus BE, IC Bus CE, IC Bus RE and more for model years 2009–2010. Owners were notified on August 19, 2009, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 09V293000 (also written 09V-293 or 09V293)
- Filed by
- NAVISTAR, INC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 09505
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 2,390 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Other — School Bus Stop Arm Assembly
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V293000. 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 Fecb
- 2010 · Vehicles built March 1, 2008 – February 1, 2009 (per NHTSA)
IC Bus
IC Bus BE
IC Bus CE
IC Bus FE
- 2009 · Vehicles built March 1, 2008 – February 1, 2009 (per NHTSA)
IC Bus RE
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V293000.
Defect description
NAVISTAR IS RECALLING 3,449 IC SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN MARCH 1, 2008 AND FEBRUARY 1, 2009, EQUIPPED WITH SPECIALTY MANUFACTURING, INC. (SMI) 000290 LED LIGHT KITS. A CHANGE TO THE WIRE USED IN THE LED LIGHT KITS MAY REDUCE THE EFFECTIVE LIFE OF THE LIGHTS USED ON THE STOP ARMS. THE LIGHTS MAY STOP FUNCTIONING WITHOUT WARNING.
Safety consequence
SHOULD THE LED LIGHTS STOP FUNCTIONING, VISIBILITY OF A STOPPED BUS WOULD BE DECREASED, POSSIBLY ENDANGERING A CHILD OR PEDESTRIAN TO INJURY BY PASSING VEHICLES.
Manufacturer remedy
NAVISTAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE BUSES WILL BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY SMI. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SMI WARRANTY SERVICE AT 1-800-951-7867 OR NAVISTAR TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-448-7825.
Notes
NAVISTAR'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NO. 09505.OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V293000
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.