NHTSA campaign 13V374000

Lion Recall 13V-374: Decal Letter Size/FMVSS 217

NHTSA recall 13V374000 was reported by Lion Bus Inc. on August 20, 2013, with 23 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Lion 360 for model years 2013–2014. Owners were notified on January 14, 2014, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 13V374000 (also written 13V-374 or 13V374)
Filed by: Lion Bus Inc.
Report received: August 20, 2013
Potentially affected: 23 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment — Other — Labels
Owners notified: January 14, 2014
Safety standard: FMVSS 217

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V374000. 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.

Lion

Lion 360
- 2013, 2014

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V374000.

Defect description

Lion Bus is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 360 school buses. The size of the letters on decals are too small, thus, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release".

Safety consequence

In the event of an emergency, occupants may not be able to read exiting directions which could result in personal injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Lion Bus will notify owners and mail them new decals and instructions, free of charge. The recall began on January 14, 2014. Owners may contact Lion Bus at 1-450-432-5466.

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 13V374000

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.