NHTSA campaign 13V371000

TCI Recall 13V-371: Possible Toe Crush in Flip Seat

NHTSA recall 13V371000 was reported by Transportation Collaborative, Inc. on August 16, 2013, with 100 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the TCI DW6159RLSST and TCI SC159DSFP600 for model years 2008–2010. Owners were notified on August 16, 2013, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 13V371000 (also written 13V-371 or 13V371)
Filed by: Transportation Collaborative, Inc.
Report received: August 16, 2013
Potentially affected: 100 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Seats
Owners notified: August 16, 2013

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V371000. 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.

TCI

TCI DW6159RLSST
- 2008, 2009
TCI SC159DSFP600
- 2010

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V371000.

Defect description

Transportation Collaborative Inc. (TCI) is recalling certain model year TransTech 2008-2009 DW6159RLSST and 2010 SC159DSFP600 school buses equipped with C.E. White-brand flip-seat systems installed in front of other passenger seats.

Safety consequence

When a Flip Seat is installed in front of another passenger seat, it is possible for the occupant of the rearward passenger seat to insert their toes and/or foot into the lower frame area of the Flip Seat. When a vehicle passenger occupies the Flip Seat, pushing the seat bottom downward to the horizontal position to sit in the seat, the occupant of the rearward seat could suffer a pinch point injury to their toes and/or foot.

Manufacturer remedy

TCI will notify owners and C.E. White Corporation will work with the owners to provide a remedy free of charge. The recall began on August 16, 2013. Owners may contact TCI at 1-845-988-2333.

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 13V371000

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.