CE White: equipment recalls

NHTSA lists 4 equipment recall campaigns for CE White. NHTSA received the reports from 2015 to 2018. The campaigns have 41,371 units in total. The newest campaign is 18E056000. NHTSA received the report on 17 Jul 2018.

NHTSA recall lookup

The defect, the consequence and the remedy on this page are the summaries in the NHTSA recall file. The file names the manufacturer that filed each recall report.

NHTSA recall file through 29 Sep 2026.

Recall campaigns

4 campaigns, newest first. 41,371 units in total.

18E056000Received 17 Jul 2018. 31,990 units.
Seats
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company (HSM) is recalling certain CE White SB11-30" series, standard, unbelted, school bus seats, and SB11-30" series school bus seats with lap belts only. The foam in the knee impact area of the lower seat back may not absorb enough impact in the event of a crash. 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."
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the seat foam does not absorb enough impact energy, it can increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
HSM will notify the bus manufacturers that purchased the seats, and dealers for those manufacturers will insert an additional piece of expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam into the seatback, free of charge. The recall began September 11, 2018. Owners may contact HSM customer service at 1-419-492-2157 extension 243.
Products named: CE White School Bus Seat.
Report filed by Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 11 Sep 2018.
17E045000Received 8 Aug 2017. 6,052 units.
Seats
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company (HSM) is recalling certain CE White Convertible School Bus Seats, QS11 Series. These seats were manufactured with integral D-Ring mounting studs that may have inadequate padding between the occupant and the D-ring mounting stud.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
In the event of a rear end collision, the seat occupant's head may contact the D-ring mounting stud, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
HSM will notify the bus manufacturers that purchased the seats and dealers for those manufacturers will add the proper padding, free of charge. The recall began on August 17, 2017. Owners may contact HSM customer service at 1-800-438-5341.
Products named: CE White Bus Seat QS11 Series.
Report filed by Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 17 Aug 2017.
17E019000Received 21 Mar 2017. 1,549 units.
Seats
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company (HSM) is recalling certain QS11, QSCR11, QSJ11 and Davenport school bus seats that include three-point lap/shoulder seat belts. These seats may have a loose or missing D-ring mounting nut, allowing the shoulder belt D-ring to detach in a crash.
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
A loose shoulder belt D-ring may prevent the seat belt from adequately restraining the seat occupant in the event of a crash, increasing their risk of injury.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
HSM has notified the bus manufacturer that purchased the affected seats and an HSM field service technician will inspect the school buses that have the subject seats, repairing them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on March 30, 2017. Owners may contact HSM customer service at 1-800-438-5341.
Products named: CE White School Bus Seat.
Report filed by Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 30 Mar 2017.
15E032000Received 1 May 2015. 1,780 units.
Seats
Defect, in the NHTSA record
Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company (HSM) is recalling certain CE White school bus seat assemblies which incorporate Seat Bottom Cushion assemblies manufactured February 2, 2015, to April 1, 2015, described as School Bus Seat Bottom with Virgin Foam Core, in sizes ranging from 26-inches to 45-inches wide. For a complete list of the affected seats, see the products table. The affected seats may not meet the flammability requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 302, "Flammability of Interior Materials."
Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the seats are built with this seat bottom foam core, the seats may not resist catching fire in the presence of an ignition source, increasing the risk that a fire may start or spread.
Remedy, in the NHTSA record
HSM will notify the bus manufacturers that used the affected seat foam cores, and their dealers will replace the school bus seat bottoms with foam that is compliant to the safety standard, free of charge. The recall began on May 1, 2015. Owners may contact HSM customer service at 1-800-438-5341.
Products named: CE White Seat Foam QSJ11-39 LT; CE White Seat Foam QS11-39 RTM; CE White Seat Foam SB11-39HBRTM; CE White Seat Foam SB11-39HB RTM; CE White Seat Foam SB11-39 LT T/M; CE White Seat Foam SB11-36HB RWM; CE White Seat Foam QSCR11-30 RWM; CE White Seat Foam QSCR11-36 LTM; CE White Seat Foam QSCR11-36 LWM; CE White Seat Foam QSCR11-36-1 LWM; CE White Seat Foam QSCR11-36 RTM; CE White Seat Foam SB11-36HB RTM, and 44 more.
Report filed by Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 1 May 2015.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Counts

CE White equipment campaigns, by the year NHTSA received the report. The largest year is 2017, with 2 campaigns.

Products in the campaigns

The product names in the NHTSA file.

School Bus Seat2
Bus Seat QS11 Series1
Seat Foam Assy Cushion 391
Seat Foam CR11-39 LWM No1
Seat Foam CR11-39 RWM No1
Seat Foam QS11-30 LT Ext1
Seat Foam QS11-30 LT TRK1
Seat Foam QS11-30 LWM No1
Seat Foam QS11-30 RT Ext1
Seat Foam QS11-30 RWM No1
Seat Foam QS11-34 LWM No1
Seat Foam QS11-34 RWM No1
Seat Foam QS11-36 LT TRK1
Seat Foam QS11-36 LWM No1
Seat Foam QS11-36 RTM1
Seat Foam QS11-36 RWM No1
Seat Foam QS11-39 LTM1
Seat Foam QS11-39 LWM No1
Seat Foam QS11-39 NWM LT1
Seat Foam QS11-39 RTM1
Seat Foam QS11-39 RWM No1
Seat Foam QSCR11-30 RWM1
Seat Foam QSCR11-36 LTM1
Seat Foam QSCR11-36 LWM1
Seat Foam QSCR11-36 RTM1
Seat Foam QSCR11-36 RWM1
Seat Foam QSCR11-36-1 LWM1
Seat Foam QSCR11-39-1 LTM1
Seat Foam QSCR11-39-1 LWM1
Seat Foam QSCR11-39-1 RTM1

The list shows 30 of 40 product names.

Official channels

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Cite this page

Recall Register. CE White: equipment recalls. https://recallregister.com/equipment/other/ce-white/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall files. Data through 29 Sep 2026.

Sources

Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence: US government work, public domain
Recall file through: 29 Sep 2026

Manufacturers in the recall file: Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company.

The brand is the make that NHTSA records for the campaign. A campaign that names 2 brands is on the page of each brand. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

Which CE White products do the campaigns name?: The NHTSA records have 40 product names for these campaigns. The name in the most campaigns is: School Bus Seat
How many units does a CE White equipment campaign have?: The median CE White campaign has 6,052 units. The median of all 2,866 equipment campaigns is 1,677 units.
Which component do the CE White campaigns name most often?: Seats, in 4 campaigns. The component is the first component in the NHTSA record of a campaign.