Lion 360, model years 2013 to 2014. Filed by Lion Bus Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 20 August 2013. 23 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Lion Bus is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 360 school buses. The size of the letters on decals are too small, thus, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release".
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 13V374 cover?
- Lion 360, model years 2013-2014.
- What is wrong with them?
- Lion Bus is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 360 school buses. The size of the letters on decals are too small, thus, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release".
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- In the event of an emergency, occupants may not be able to read exiting directions which could result in personal injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Lion Bus will notify owners and mail them new decals and instructions, free of charge. The recall began on January 14, 2014. Owners may contact Lion Bus at 1-450-432-5466.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “In the event of an emergency, occupants may not be able to read exiting directions which could result in personal injury.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 13V374 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Lion Bus Inc. |
| System at fault | Equipment:Other:Labels |
| Reported to NHTSA | 20 August 2013 |
| Model years | 2013-2014 |
| Vehicles named | LION 360 |
What the notice says today
The consequence
In the event of an emergency, occupants may not be able to read exiting directions which could result in personal injury.
The remedy
Lion Bus will notify owners and mail them new decals and instructions, free of charge. The recall began on January 14, 2014. Owners may contact Lion Bus at 1-450-432-5466.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 2,632 notices in the record whose component field names equipment. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 29 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 13V374, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/13v374/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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Other Lion notices we hold
- 14V559: model year 2013 and 2014 360 school buses manufactured August 30, 2012, to December 14, 2012
- 14V333: model year 2014 360 school buses manufactured August 2013 to October 2013, and equipped with IMMI-brand L9 seat belt buckles
- 13V440: one model year 2013 360 school bus equipped with passenger seats that have three-point seat belts
- 13V375: model year 2013-2014 360 school buses
- 13V179: one model year 2014 360 bus manufactured in December 2012
All 6 Lion campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
The fingerprint of this notice
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- Defect summary
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88c5fdf3 - Remedy
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