Recall Register

2001 US Bus Sturdibus: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 2001 US Bus Sturdibus. The newest campaign is 07V155000. NHTSA received the report on 13 Apr 2007. The NHTSA record gives the component Seats. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 07V155000, in the NHTSA record

U.s. Bus will notify owners and repair the buses free of charge. The recall began on december 14, 2009. Owners can contact u.s. Bus at 765-939-3984.
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Recall campaigns

5 campaigns, newest first. 4,588 units in total.

  1. 07V155000Received . 106 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain u.s. Bus sturdibus, sturdivan, and universe school buses manufactured between may 1, 2000, and may 2, 2006. In a crash, the wall and floor mounting bolts can pull through the supporting steel which fails to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 210, seat belt assembly anchorages. Also the seats in these buses do not comply with the seat spacing requirements of FMVSS 222, school bus passenger seating and crash protection.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a crash, the mounting bolts could fail to retain the seat, allowing the passenger to be thrown forward, possibly resulting in personal injuries.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    U.s. Bus will notify owners and repair the buses free of charge. The recall began on december 14, 2009. Owners can contact u.s. Bus at 765-939-3984.

    Report filed by U.S. BUS CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 06V443000Received . 80 units.

    Seats / Front Assembly / Head Restraint

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain 2000-2006 u.s. Bus sturdibus school buses manufactured between may 1, 2000, and may 2, 2006. The barriers were not installed correctly which fails to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 222, school bus passenger seating and crash protection.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a vehicle crash, a passenger's head could be deflected into an unprotected area possibly resulting in injuries.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    U.s. Bus will notify owners and will repair the seats free of charge. The recall began on july 3, 2007. Owners may contact u.s. Bus at 765-939-3984.

    Report filed by U.S. BUS CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 06V416000Received . 4,019 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain 1998 through 2006 universe and sturdibus school buses manufactured between january 1998 and october 23, 2006. The label explaining crossview mirror use is not visible to the seated driver which fails to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 111, rearview mirrors.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The purpose of this standard is to reduce deaths and injuries that occur when the driver of the vehicle does not have a clear view to the rear.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    U.s. Bus will notify owners and mail a replacement label along with placement instructions free of charge. The recall began on june 30, 2007. Owners can contact u.s. Bus at 765-939-3984.

    Report filed by U.S. BUS CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 01V281000Received . 188 units.

    Structure / Body

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: certain school buses fail to comply with requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 221, "school bus body joint strength." these buses have insufficient metal hemming in the panel joints.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a crash, the side panels of the bus may not protect the occupants at the level required by the standard.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    On the right and left rear exterior panel joints behind the rear wheels, an additional 4 steel rivets will be added at each 8" section between the rub rails to the joint for both sides of the bus. The interior ceiling panel joint will go from the left side to the right side inside the bus. On the interior celing panels center joint from the front to the rear inside of the bus, 4 new steel rivets will be added every 8" section from front to the rear of the bus. Owner notification began september 10, 2003. Owners who do not receive the free modification kit and installation instructions within a reasonable time should contact US bus at 1-845-357-2510.

    Report filed by U.S. BUS CORPORATION. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  5. 01V244000Received . 195 units.

    Seats

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: school buses. Two fasteners were omitted in assembling the wall mount bracket to the seat frame.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This could compromise the compartmentalization of the seating area in a crash, increasing the risk of injury to a seat occupant.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Owners will be provided with modification kits and installation instructions. Owner notification is expected to begin during august/september 2001. Owners who do not receive the free modification kit and installation instructions within a reasonable time should contact US bus at 1-845-357-2510.

    Report filed by U.S. BUS CORPORATION.

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

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

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19982
  2. 19992
  3. 20003
  4. 20015
  5. 20022
  6. 20034
  7. 20045
  8. 20057
  9. 20067
  10. 20072

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 2001 US Bus Sturdibus: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/us-bus/sturdibus/2001/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
U.S. BUS CORPORATION

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2001 US Bus Sturdibus?
4,588 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the US Bus Sturdibus have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 12 recall campaigns for the US Bus Sturdibus, model years 1998 to 2007. 5 of them name the 2001 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2001 US Bus Sturdibus open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.