NHTSA campaign 13V440000

Lion Recall 13V-440: Seat Impact Resistance/FMVSS 222

NHTSA recall 13V440000 was reported by Lion Bus Inc. on September 18, 2013, with 1 vehicle potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Lion 360 for the 2013 model year. Owners were notified on September 18, 2013, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
13V440000 (also written 13V-440 or 13V440)
Filed by
Lion Bus Inc.
Report received
Potentially affected
1 vehicle (per NHTSA)
Component
Seats
Owners notified
Safety standard
FMVSS 222

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 13V440000. 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.

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 13V440000.

Defect description

Lion Bus is recalling one model year 2013 360 school bus equipped with passenger seats that have three-point seat belts. In an impact, the backs of these seats absorb an insufficient amount of impact force. Thus, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."

Safety consequence

Noncompliant seats may increase the risk of injury to occupant during a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

The owner of the bus has been notified of the safety issue. 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 13V440000

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.