Seats (HSM Solutions)
Vehicle equipment recall 18E-098. NHTSA received Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company’s report on Oct 30, 2018.
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NHTSA received Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company’s report on Oct 30, 2018. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 2026.
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What’s wrong with it?
If the floor pedestal disconnects from the floor during a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.
Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company (HSM) is recalling certain HSM NextGen 45” 3PT school bus seats, part number GenQ3-45 LH.
The bolts that secure the rear of the seat pedestal to the floor may fracture, allowing the pedestal to detach from the bus floor.
As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 210, “Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages.”
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Seats.
What should you do?
HSM will notify the manufacturer that purchased the affected seats, and their dealers will install a new fastener and an additional strap to the rearward seat pedestal, free of charge. The recall began November 16, 2018. Owners may contact HSM customer service at 1-419-492-2157, extension 243.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: 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.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 100 items potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- HSM Solutions Next GEN School Bus SeatsBuilt from Jul 17, 2018 to Sep 25, 2018
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Which ones, by part or lot: the recall’s report on NHTSA’s site gives them where the maker did; this file gives part numbers only where its maker listed them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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Sources
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 20, 2026.