NHTSA Recall 17V694000 — Van-con Seats › Barriers

What's wrong

Van-Con, Inc. (Van-Con) is recalling certain 2007-2017 Dual Rear Wheel school buses built on Chevrolet 3500 Express chassis. The seat barrier behind the driver seat may be pinned to the bulkhead preventing it from deforming in the event of an impact. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."

The risk

If the barrier is too rigid to absorb an impact, the occupants will have an increased risk of injury.

The fix

Van-Con will notify owners and will reposition the barrier as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on December 19, 2017. Owners may contact Van-Con customer service at 1-732-356-8484.

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.safercar.gov.

NHTSA campaign

17V694000

Filed by

Van-con, Inc.

Report received

2 Nov 2017

Owners notified

19 Dec 2017

Potentially affected

320

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.

2007 Van-con Dual Rear Wheel 2008 Van-con Dual Rear Wheel 2009 Van-con Dual Rear Wheel 2010 Van-con Dual Rear Wheel 2011 Van-con Dual Rear Wheel 2012 Van-con Dual Rear Wheel 2013 Van-con Dual Rear Wheel 2014 Van-con Dual Rear Wheel 2015 Van-con Dual Rear Wheel 2016 Van-con Dual Rear Wheel 2017 Van-con Dual Rear Wheel

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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