Defect: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLIES PRODUCED BY AM-SAFE. ON SOME SEAT BELTS, THE BUCKLE AND CONNECTOR MAY UNLATCH DURING A COLLISION. (excerpt)
Consequence: SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH COULD OCCUR IF THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT IS NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED. (excerpt)
Remedy: AM-SAFE NOTIFIED MID BUS' CUSTOMERS TO RETURN THEIR VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE SEAT BELTS REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN AUGUST 31, 2000. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT AM-SAFE COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AT 219-266-8330 OR MID BUS AT 1-41 (excerpt)
Defect: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SCHOOL BUSES BUILT ON CHEVROLET CUTAWAY CHASSIS HAVE THEIR REAR EMERGENCY EGRESS ZONE PARTIALLY BLOCKED BY PASSENGER SEATS. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 217, "BUS WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE."
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, VEHICLE OCCUPANTS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
Remedy: OWNERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH NEW SEATS AND INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Investigations
0 investigations; 0 open.
Manufacturer communications
0 manufacturer communications.
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Notes on this record
Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.
NHTSA's complaints API and bulk file list no complaint for this make, model and model year in this data build.