9999 FREEDMAN ICS 50500 Recall

Campaign:

16E037000 on 04/21/2016

Component:

Seats

Manufactured:

01/14/2016 - 01/28/2016

Affected:

813

Defect:

Freedman seating company (freedman) is recalling certain family seat, family 3pta and ics seats manufactured january 15, 2016, to january 29, 2016. due to bolt failure, the affected seats may separate from the base frame. as such, these seats fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety system (fmvss) number 222, "school bus passenger seating and crash protection."

Consequence:

In the event of a crash, the seat may separate from the base frame, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant.

Correction:

Freedman will notify the bus manufacturers that purchased the affected seats and will provide new, replacement seats free of charge. freedman began notifying the affected bus manufacturers on april 15, 2016. the bus manufacturers will conduct recalls to notify the bus owners and provide them with a free remedy. owners may contact their bus manufacturer or freedman customer service at 1-800-443-4540.

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.

9999 FREEDMAN ICS 50500 TSB

Bulletin:

WMI-Y6E4D-09

Component:

150000 seat belts

Summary:

This communication is informing our customers (bus manufacturers, bus dealers) that seat belt extenders longer than 12" in length will no longer be offered.

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