Recall 10V090000
Seat Belts — New Flyer · reported 10 Mar 2010 · 4 vehicles potentially affected
What's wrong
NEW FLYER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 GE40LFR TRANSIT BUSES EQUIPPED WITH REMOTE RELEASE BELTS SUPPLIED BY AMERICAN SEATING. THESE BELTS ARE THE SUBJECT OF DEFECT REPORT 09E-065. THEY MAY NOT PROPERLY LOCK UP AND AS RESULT MAY NOT PROPERLY RESTRAIN THE MOBILITY DEVICE WHEN THE BUS DECELERATES.
The risk
THIS MAY CAUSE THE MOBILITY DEVICE TO ROLL FORWARD UNTIL THE FULL LENGTH OF THE WEBBING IS EXTENDED WHICH CAUSES POTENTIAL FOR MOBILITY DEVICE TIP-OVER RESULTING IN INJURY OR DEATH.
The fix
NEW FLYER IS WORKING WITH AMERICAN SEATING AND WILL REPLACE THE BELTS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 10, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NEW FLYER AT 204-934-4876.
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> .
Vehicles covered by this recall
Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Is this car's recall fixed?
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.
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