Structure:body:door
NHTSA campaign 15V432000 · announced July 7, 2015 · filed by Daimler Trucks North America Llc · 103,038 units affected
The problem
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2002-2013 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner ER, 2001-2005 Saf-T-Liner Conventional, 2002-2013 Saf-T-Liner MVP-EF, 2013 Saf-T-Liner EFX, 2001-2008 Saf-T-Liner FS65, 2005-2013 Saf-T-Liner C2, 2003-2013 Saf-T-Liner HDX, 2002-2003 Saf-T-Liner MVP-ER, 2002 Vista, and 2002-2003 TL-960 school buses manufactured from February 5, 2001, through May 29, 2012. In the affected vehicles, the stem that connects the outside emergency door handle to the emergency door opening mechanism may corrode.
The risk
If the stem corrodes, the door handle could detach from the emergency door opening mechanism, delaying the opening of the door and the evacuation of the bus. In the event of an emergency, this may increase the risk of injury to the bus occupants.
What to do
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will either replace the stems or protect them against corrosion, free of charge. Daimler issued an interim notification to owners on August 25, 2015. The recall began on December 24, 2015. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-685.
Notes
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.
Vehicles covered by this recall
- 2001 Thomas Saf-t-liner Conventional
- 2002 Thomas Saf-t-liner Conventional
- 2003 Thomas Saf-t-liner Conventional
- 2004 Thomas Saf-t-liner Conventional
- 2005 Thomas Saf-t-liner Conventional
- 2005 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2
- 2006 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2
- 2007 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2
- 2008 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2
- 2009 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2
- 2010 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2
- 2011 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2
- 2012 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2
- 2013 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2
- 2013 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx
- 2002 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Er
- 2003 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Er
- 2004 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Er
- 2001 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Fs65
- 2002 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Fs65
- 2003 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Fs65
- 2004 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Fs65
- 2005 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Fs65
- 2006 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Fs65
- 2007 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Fs65
- 2008 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Fs65
- 2003 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx
- 2004 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx
- 2005 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx
- 2006 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx
- 2007 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx
- 2008 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx
- 2009 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx
- 2010 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx
- 2011 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx
- 2012 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx
- 2013 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx
- 2002 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-ef
- 2003 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-ef
- 2004 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-ef
- 2005 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-ef
- 2006 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-ef
- 2007 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-ef
- 2008 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-ef
- 2009 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-ef
- 2010 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-ef
- 2011 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-ef
- 2012 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-ef
- 2013 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-ef
- 2002 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-er
- 2003 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-er
- 2002 Thomas Built Buses Tl-960
- 2003 Thomas Built Buses Tl-960
- 2002 Thomas Built Buses Vista
Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal or repair advice.