Recall 09E040000: Other, School Bus Stop Arm Assembly

NHTSA recall 09E040000 · announced June 25, 2009 · Smi · 18,305 units affected

The problem

SPECIALTY MANUFACTURING, INC. (SMI) IS RECALLING 18,305 000290 LED LIGHT KITS SOLD SEPARATELY OR CONTAINED IN SCHOOL BUS STOP ARM ASSEMBLIES AND SUB-ASSEMBLIES MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 1 THROUGH DECEMBER 18, 2008, SOLD FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT OR INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON VARIOUS MODEL SCHOOL BUSES. A CHANGE TO THE WIRE USED IN THE LED LIGHT KITS MAY REDUCE THE EFFECTIVE LIFE OF THE LIGHTS USED ON THE SPECIALTY BRAND STOP ARMS. THE LIGHTS MAY STOP FUNCTIONING WITHOUT WARNING.

The risk

SHOULD THE LED LIGHTS STOP FUNCTIONING, VISIBILITY OF A STOPPED BUS WOULD BE DECREASED, POSSIBLY ENDANGERING A CHILD OR PEDESTRIAN TO INJURY BY PASSING VEHICLES.

What to do

EACH VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WILL PROVIDE A REMEDY PLAN AND NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. THE AFFECTED LED LIGHT KITS ON THE STOP ARMS WILL BE REPLACED WITHOUT CHARGE TO THE OWNERS. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SMI WARRANTY SERVICE AT 1-800-951-7867.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

Notes

OWNERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.