Volvo Bus Corporation: Seats
Volvo Bus Corporation reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 4, 2014 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 121. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Volvo Bus Corporation (Volvo) is recalling certain model year 2009-2014 9700 coaches equipped with a wheelchair lift. In the affected vehicles,the sliding seats, which can be moved to make room for wheelchair passengers, have lock down handles which can be forced to latch in an incorrect location. Locking the seats incorrectly may cause damage to the handle and allow the seat to not latch properly.
The risk
If the sliding seat is not locked in place, the seat may move forward and backwards on the track, increasing the risk of injury to the seat passenger if the coach is involved in a crash.
The remedy
Volvo will notify owners, and dealers will install plates along the sliding seat rail to show correct locking positions and provide an addendum to the operator's manual. The recall began on April 28, 2014. Owners may contact Volvo at 1-800-528-6586. Volvo's number associated with this recall is SR14-82.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Volvo Bus 9700 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Volvo Bus 9700 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 Volvo Bus 9700 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 Volvo Bus 9700 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 Volvo Bus 9700 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 Volvo Bus 9700 | 0 | 14 | 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 14V091000.
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