Syntec recall: Seats
What is wrong
SynTec Seating Solutions, LLC (SynTec) is recalling certain S3B Base and S3C Base Convertible school bus seats. The seats may have been manufactured with styrene blocks that do not provide sufficient impact absorption in areas around the steel seat frame of the back support. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."
What could happen
The lack of impact absorption increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The fix
SynTec will notify the affected bus manufacturer, and dealers for that manufacturer will install an additional impact material between the re-bond back and the vinyl back cover, free of charge. The manufacturer has not yet provided a notification schedule. Owners may contact SynTec customer service at 1-336-862-7509.
Vehicles covered
- Syntec S3B Base
- Syntec S3C School Bus Seats
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 19E065000
- Type
- Equipment
- Filed by
- Syntec Seating Solutions, LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Oct 3, 2019
- Owners notified
- Oct 13, 2019
- Vehicles or items affected
- 1,156,972
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Seats
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 222
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.