Structure:emergency:escape/egress/exit

NHTSA campaign 21V450000 · announced June 15, 2021 · filed by Navistar, Inc. · 33 units affected

The problem

Navistar, Inc. (Navistar) is recalling certain 2014 IC Bus CE, 2019 IC Bus CE, and 2022 IC Bus CE school buses. These buses are not equipped with enough emergency exits. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."

The risk

A lack of emergency exits can delay passengers from exiting the vehicle during an emergency, increasing their risk of injury.

What to do

Dealers will install two additional emergency exit windows, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on August 6, 2021. Owners may contact Navistar customer service at 1-800-448-7825. Navistar's number for this recall is 21506.

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.nhtsa.gov.

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 2014 Ic Bus Casb
• 2019 Ic Bus Cesb
• 2022 Ic Bus Cesb

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