NHTSA campaign 13V308000 · Manufacturer campaign 13512
IC Bus Recall 13V-308: Failed Knee Impact Testing/FMVSS 222
NHTSA recall 13V308000 (Manufacturer campaign 13512) was reported by Navistar, Inc. on August 7, 2013, with 22,264 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the IC Bus BE, IC Bus Casb, IC Bus CE and more for model years 2011–2014. Owners were notified on October 10, 2013, 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 13V308000 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
- 13V308000 (also written 13V-308 or 13V308)
- Filed by
- Navistar, Inc.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 13512
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 22,264 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seats
- Owners notified
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 222
Repair completion: 76.95% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V308000. 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 AE
- 2014 · Vehicles built February 11, 2010 – June 17, 2013 (per NHTSA)
IC Bus BE
IC Bus Casb
IC Bus CE
IC Bus Iccb
- 2013 · Vehicles built February 11, 2010 – June 17, 2013 (per NHTSA)
IC Bus RE
- 2012 · Vehicles built February 11, 2010 – June 17, 2013 (per NHTSA)
IC Bus Recb
IC Bus Resb
- 2014 · Vehicles built February 11, 2010 – June 17, 2013 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V308000.
Defect description
Navistar, Inc. is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 IC Bus AE, and 2011-2014 BE, CE, and RE buses. These buses were manufactured February 11, 2010, through June 17, 2013. The passenger seat foam padding did not adequately reduce the impact forces to the knee in the lower outside corners of the seat back during compliance testing. Thus, these buses fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."
Safety consequence
In the event of a crash, the seat padding may not properly protect against knee impact force, increasing the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Navistar will notify owners, and dealers will install polystyrene blocks in the lower outside corners of each seat to increase the knee protection, free of charge. The recall began on October 10, 2013. Owners may contact Navistar at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's recall campaign number is 13512.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 13V308000
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.