NHTSA campaign 10V142000
H. A. DEHART Recall 10V-142: SEAT CUSHION LOCKING MECHANISM
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 10V142000 was reported by H. A. DEHART on April 9, 2010, with 4 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Thomas Built 161TS for model years 2010–2011. Owners were notified on February 2, 2010, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 10V142000 (also written 10V-142 or 10V142)
- Filed by
- H. A. DEHART
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 4 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seats
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 222
- NHTSA investigation
- Equipment Query EQ10-003 (per NHTSA's investigations file)
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 10V142000. 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.
Thomas Built
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As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 10V142000.
Defect description
H. A. DEHART IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 AND 2011 THOMAS BUILT 161TS MODEL SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED ON FEBRUARY 24, 2010. THE SEAT CUSHION LOCKING MECHANISMS WERE MISALIGNED DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY. THIS ERROR RENDERS THE SCHOOL BUSES NONCOMPLIANT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 222, "SCHOOL BUS PASSENGER SEATING AND CRASH PROTECTION."
Safety consequence
IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, THE SEAT CUSHION COULD DETACH FROM THE SEAT, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE BUS OCCUPANTS.
Manufacturer remedy
ALL THE BUSES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED, THEREFORE AN OWNER NOTIFICATION LETTER WILL NOT BE ISSUED FOR THIS CAMPAIGN. OWNER MAY CONTACT H. A. DEHART TOLL-FREE AT 1-800-222-0271.
Notes
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 10V142000
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.