Vehicle recall 84V030000 · March 20, 1984

Wayne Busette and Chaperone

Only two seat belts were installed on the 39 inch bench seat; the center belt was omitted.

Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.

Summary: Only two seat belts were installed on the 39 inch bench seat; the center belt was omitted. Vehicles are not in compliance with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222, school bus passenger seating crash protection.
Remedy: The seat belt will be installed at no charge to owner.
Notes: Vehicle description: school buses.system: interior systems; seat belts.consequences of defect: occupants of the center seating position will not havethe protection of theseat belt. This increases the risk of injury in anaccident.

Recall details

NHTSA campaign: 84V030000
Reported to NHTSA: March 20, 1984
Filed by: WAYNE CORPORATION
Owner notification: March 9, 1984
Vehicles potentially affected: 14
Initiated by: the manufacturer
Components: Seat belts › Front › Anchorage

Recall 84V030000 on nhtsa.gov, with the manufacturer’s documents

Vehicles covered

As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.

Wayne Busette (1983): 1983
Wayne Chaperone (1983): 1983

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