Vehicle recall 01V235000 · July 5, 2001
1998-2001 US Bus School Bus
Vehicle description: school buses utilizing 39" school bus passenger seats.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: school buses utilizing 39" school bus passenger seats. These vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222, "school bus passenger seating and crash protection."
- Consequence
- These vehicles do not meet the requirements of this standard.
- Remedy
- Owners will be provided with a modification kit with instructions. A wall mount supplemental bracket will be added to the wall side of 39" seats. Owner notification began September 10, 2003. Owners who do not receive a free modification kit should contact us bus at 1-845-357-2510.
- Notes
- Also, customers can contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 01V235000
- Reported to NHTSA
- July 5, 2001
- Filed by
- U.S. BUS CORPORATION
- Owner notification
- September 10, 2003
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 474
- Initiated by
- NHTSA’s Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance
- Components
- Seats
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- US Bus School Bus (1998-2001): 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998
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