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NHTSA campaign 16V407000 · announced June 7, 2016 · filed by Daimler Trucks North America Llc · 717 units affected

The problem

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 1998-2002 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Conventional, 2000-2002 Saf-T-Liner ER, 2000-2002 Saf-T-Liner MVP-EF, 2000-2001 CL-960, 1998-1999 Vista, 2000-2002 Saf-T-Liner MVP-ER, and 2000-2002 TL-960 transit buses. 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. An interim notice was sent to owners on July 28, 2016. A second notice was mailed to owners on December 9, 2016 Parts are available. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-713.

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

• 1998 Thomas Saf-t-liner Conventional
• 1999 Thomas Saf-t-liner Conventional
• 2000 Thomas Saf-t-liner Conventional
• 2001 Thomas Saf-t-liner Conventional
• 2002 Thomas Saf-t-liner Conventional
• 2000 Thomas Built Buses Cl-960
• 2001 Thomas Built Buses Cl-960
• 2000 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Er
• 2001 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Er
• 2002 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Er
• 2000 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-ef
• 2001 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-ef
• 2002 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-ef
• 2000 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-er
• 2001 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-er
• 2002 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-er
• 2000 Thomas Built Buses Tl-960
• 2001 Thomas Built Buses Tl-960
• 2002 Thomas Built Buses Tl-960
• 1998 Thomas Built Buses Vista
• 1999 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.