NHTSA campaign 19V478000 · Manufacturer campaign 19510
IC Bus Recall 19V-478: Excessive Force Needed to Buckle Seat Belts
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 19V478000 (Manufacturer campaign 19510) was reported by Navistar, Inc. on June 21, 2019, with 1,035 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the IC Bus BE, IC Bus CE and IC Bus RE for the 2011 model year. Owners were notified on September 23, 2019, 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 19V478000 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
- 19V478000 (also written 19V-478 or 19V478)
- Filed by
- Navistar, Inc.
- Manufacturer campaign number
- 19510
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 1,035 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seat Belts
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 52.96% (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 19V478000. 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
- 2011 · Vehicles built March 29, 2010 – August 25, 2010 (per NHTSA)
IC Bus CE
- 2011 · Vehicles built March 22, 2010 – September 7, 2010 (per NHTSA)
IC Bus RE
- 2011 · Vehicles built March 30, 2010 – May 5, 2010 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 19V478000.
Defect description
Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain 2011 IC Bus BE, CE, and RE school buses equipped with certain non-retractable passenger two-point seat belts. After long term buckling and unbuckling of the seat belt, the plastic fingers on the male portion of the buckle may crack and fall off, requiring excessive force to buckle the seat belt.
Safety consequence
The seat belt may not easily buckle, increasing the risk of an injury in the event of a crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Navistar will notify owners and dealers will replace the seat belt assemblies, free of charge. Navistar issued owners an interim notification on August 16, 2019. The recall began September 23, 2019. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825.
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.NHTSA is missing critical, required information for this safety recall. This information must be supplied through the NHTSA Recalls Portal within 5 working days of confirming its accuracy:- An identification and description of the risk to motor vehicle safety reasonably related to the defect or noncompliance, as described by an increased risk of injury, fire or crash (49 CFR 573.6 (c)(5)).- A description of the manufacturer's program for remedying the defect or noncompliance (49 CFR 573.6 (c)(8)(i)).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 19V478000
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.