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NHTSA Campaign 05V331000

OTHER:SCHOOL BUS STOP ARM ASSEMBLY

Issued by INTERNATIONAL TRUCK & ENGINE CORPORATION · Reported Jul 20, 2005 · 18,071 vehicles affected

What's wrong

CERTAIN IC MY 2002 THROUGH 2004 3800; 2002 THROUGH 2006 CESB, FESB, AND RESB; AND 2006 AND 2007 BESB SCHOOL BUSES ORIGINALLY SOLD IN OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN THE FOLLOWING STATES: ALASKA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH DAKOTA, TENNESSEE, UTAH, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, WYOMING, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. IN EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER, THE MICROSWITCHES USED INTERNALLY TO POSITION THE STOP ARM 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.

Consequence

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.

Remedy

INTERNATIONAL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE ORIGINAL SWITCH 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 16, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT INTERNATIONAL AT 1-800-448-7825.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
IC 3800 2002 18,071
IC 3800 2003 18,071
IC 3800 2004 18,071
IC BUS BESB 2006 18,071
IC BUS BESB 2007 18,071
IC BUS CESB 2002 18,071
IC BUS CESB 2003 18,071
IC BUS CESB 2004 18,071
IC BUS CESB 2005 18,071
IC BUS CESB 2006 18,071
IC BUS FESB 2002 18,071
IC BUS FESB 2003 18,071
IC BUS FESB 2004 18,071
IC BUS FESB 2005 18,071
IC BUS FESB 2006 18,071
IC BUS RESB 2002 18,071
IC BUS RESB 2003 18,071
IC BUS RESB 2004 18,071
IC BUS RESB 2005 18,071
IC BUS RESB 2006 18,071

Source: NHTSA Campaign 05V331000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.