U.S. Bus Corporation: Other › School Bus Stop Arm Assembly
U.S. Bus Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 26, 2005 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 40. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
CERTAIN 2001 THROUGH 2004 US BUS SCHOOL BUSES. IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER, THE MICROSWITCHES USED INTERNALLY TO POSITION THE SIGN IN THE OPEN AND CLOSED POSITIONS MAY MALFUNCTION, CAUSING THE SIGN TO OPEN OR CLOSE IN AN IMPROPER POSITION, OR TO NOT OPEN AT ALL.
The risk
SHOULD THE STOP ARM NOT PERFORM PROPERLY, A CHILD OR PEDESTRIAN MAY BE ENDANGERED BY PASSING VEHICLES SHOULD THE MOTORIST NOT STOP AT THE CORRECT LOCATION.
The remedy
US BUS WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND SPECIALTY MFG. WILL PROVIDE FREE OF CHARGE A SERVICE KIT (PART NUMBER 005178) WITH A SWITCH PACK THAT IS NOT SENSITIVE TO EXTREME COLD WEATHER AND WILL INSPECT TO ENSURE THE MICROSWITCH HEATER WIRING IS PROPERLY CONNECTED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 12, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SPECIALTY MFG. AT 800-951-7867 OR US BUS 1-765-939-3984.
13 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Us Bus Sbcx59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Us Bus SD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 Us Bus SDX | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Us Bus Sbcx59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 Us Bus SDX | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Us Bus Sbcx59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Us Bus SD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Us Bus XBC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 Us Bus Xuc | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Us Bus Sbcx59 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Us Bus SDX | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Us Bus UC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 Us Bus UF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 05V336000.
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