NHTSA campaign 12V285000 · Manufacturer campaign 12517
IC Bus Recall 12V-285: EMERGENCY ROOF HATCH/FMVSS 217
NHTSA recall 12V285000 (Manufacturer campaign 12517) was reported by NAVISTAR, INC on June 21, 2012, with 3,491 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the IC Bus BE, IC Bus Casb, IC Bus CE and more for model years 2012–2013. Owners were notified on August 3, 2012, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V285000 (also written 12V-285 or 12V285)
- Filed by
- NAVISTAR, INC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 12517
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 3,491 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure — Body — Roof and Pillars
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 217
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V285000. 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
IC Bus BE
IC Bus Casb
- 2013 · Vehicles built April 1, 2011 – March 31, 2012 (per NHTSA)
IC Bus CE
- 2012 · Vehicles built April 1, 2011 – March 31, 2012 (per NHTSA)
IC Bus RE
- 2012 · Vehicles built April 1, 2011 – March 31, 2012 (per NHTSA)
IC Bus Recb
- 2013 · Vehicles built April 1, 2011 – March 31, 2012 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V285000.
Defect description
NAVISTAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 AND 2013 IC CE, RE, AND BE SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 1, 2011, THROUGH MARCH 31, 2012, EQUIPPED WITH PROLO ROOF ESCAPE HATCHES. INCREASED FRICTION BETWEEN THE REAR PLATE ASSEMBLIES, P/NO. 009327, AND THE NYLON REAR POP-UP SUPPORT, P/NO. 008956, MAY RESULT IN AN OPENING FORCE OF THE PROLO ROOF HATCHES THAT EXCEEDS FEDERAL STANDARD REQUIREMENTS. THUS, THESE HATCHES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 217, "BUS EMERGENCY EXITS AND WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE."
Safety consequence
IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, EGRESS OF THE BUS MAY BE HINDERED POSSIBLY RESULTING IN INJURY TO THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS.
Manufacturer remedy
NAVISTAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS. SPECIALTY MANUFACTURING, INC. (SMI) WILL PROVIDE SERVICE KITS ALONG WITH REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS TO DEALERS AND OWNERS, FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 3, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NAVISTAR AT 1-260-461-1890 OR SMI AT 1-800-951-7867.
Notes
NAVISTAR'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 12517.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 12V285000
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.