C. E. White Seat Cushion Recalls
All C. E. White Seat Cushion recalls can be found below. It is important to us to provide a complete resource for recall information, so if you know of any additional related recalls, please contact us to let us know.June 29th, 2011
Recalled Component
SEATS
SEATS
Recall Date
June 29th, 2011
June 29th, 2011
Units Effected
19,467
19,467
NHTSA Campaign Number: 11E026000
Manufacturer: C. E. WHITE COMPANY
Date of Owner Notification: September 16th, 2011
Defect Summary:
C. E. WHITE IS RECALLING CERTAIN SELF-LATCHING SEAT CUSHIONS MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 14, 2010, THROUGH JUNE 7, 2011. THESE SEATS ARE INSTALLED AS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT IN VARIOUS SCHOOL BUSES. THE SELF-LATCHING MECHANISM USED TO RETAIN THE SEAT CUSHION TO THE FRAME MAY NOT ACTIVATE. ACCORDINGLY, THESE SEATS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 222, "SCHOOL BUS PASSENGER SEATING AND CRASH PROTECTION." Consequence Summary:
VEHICLE OCCUPANTS MAY BE INJURED IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH SHOULD THE SEAT CUSHION FLIP UP OUT OF PLACE. ALSO, OUT OF POSITION SEAT CUSHIONS COULD INTERFERE WITH EMERGENCY EGRESS OF THE VEHICLE. Corrective Summary:
C. E. WHITE IS WORKING WITH THE BUS MANUFACTURERS TO NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPAIR THE AFFECTED BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT EITHER C. E. WHITE AT 1-419-492-5324 OR THEIR VEHICLE MANUFACTURER. Recall 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 HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV .
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