Important Facts About Safety Belts In Buses - Volvo 9700 Driver's Handbook Manual

8 Safety Seat Belts

Important Facts About Safety Belts in Buses

The high mileage associated with buses
and the potential exposure of this safety
belt to severe environmental conditions
make it crucial to inspect the seat belt
system regularly. It is recommended that
the system be inspected every 24, 000
km (15,000 miles) or more often if the
vehicle is exposed to severe environmental
or vocational conditions. Any safety belt
system that shows cuts, fraying, extreme
or unusual wear, significant discolorations
due to ultra-violet ray exposure, dusty-dirty
conditions, abrasion to the safety belt
webbing or damage to the buckle, latch plate,
retractor, hardware or any other obvious
problem should be replaced immediately,
regardless of the mileage.
Once replacement of the safety belt has
been determined necessary, be certain
that is replaced only with a Volvo
original replacement safety belt. See
your authorized Volvo or for Prevost
supported vehicles, in Prevost service
center/provider for replacement. Replace
it only with the exact same design
that the vehicle was equipped with.
If the inspection indicates that any other
part of the safety belt system requires
replacement, the entire belt system must
be replaced. It is vitally important that all
components are mounted back in the same
positions as the original components that
were removed. This will maintain the design
integrity of the mounting points for the
safety belt assembly.