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Motor Coach Industries, Inc — Missing j-bracket welds on bus operator seat - safety alert

Official notice

20 Jan 2016

MediumNHTSA

An official NHTSA notice concerns Motor Coach Industries, Inc — Missing j-bracket welds on bus operator seat - safety alert. The official notice reports a defect involving the seat belts. In a crash, this could increase the risk of injury to vehicle occupants. Published 2016-01-20.

What to do now

Arrange a free inspection and replacement at an authorised dealer as directed in the official notice. Read the official NHTSA notice for the full instructions.

Units affected

607

Recall number

SB 431

Official notice

2016-01-20

The hazard

The official notice reports a defect involving the seat belts. In a crash, this could increase the risk of injury to vehicle occupants.

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Affected products

Product 1

Motor Coach Industries, Inc — Missing j-bracket welds on bus operator seat

Units affected

607

Risk / hazard

The official notice reports a defect involving the seat belts. In a crash, this could increase the risk of injury to vehicle occupants.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

US · United States

Affected area 1

US · United States

Company & contacts

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Motor Coach. Contact: Motor Coach Industries, Inc.

Source & status

Source

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

SB 431

Campaign number

16V020000

Units affected

607

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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