Thomas Built Buses Minotour, SAF-T-LINER C2, SAF-T-LINER EFX, SAF-T-LINER HDX (2014-2020): Seats
Recall 19V712000 · Oct 4, 2019 · Daimler Trucks North America LLC
53,528
vehicles affected
53,528
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 19V712000
- Date
- Oct 4, 2019
- Maker
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC
- Units affected
- 53,528
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Seats
- Model years
- 2014-2020
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2014-2020 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner EFX, Minotour, Saf-T-Liner C2, and Saf-T-Liner HDX school buses equipped with SynTec S3B or S3C seats. The seats may have been manufactured with styrene blocks that may not provide sufficient impact absorption in certain specific areas around the steel seat frame of the back support. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."
What can happen
The lack of impact absorption increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will install additional impact material between the re-bond back and the vinyl back cover to increase the amount of absorption, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on November 29, 2019. The recall began June 22, 2020. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-832.
Vehicles covered
4 models, 28 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Built Buses | Minotour | 2014-2020 |
| Thomas Built Buses | Saf-T-Liner C2 | 2014-2020 |
| Thomas Built Buses | Saf-T-Liner Efx | 2014-2020 |
| Thomas Built Buses | Saf-T-Liner HDX | 2014-2020 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 19V712000?
4 models: Thomas Built Buses Minotour (2014-2020), Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 (2014-2020), Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Efx (2014-2020) and 1 more, about 53,528 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 19V712000?
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will install additional impact material between the re-bond back and the vinyl back cover to increase the amount of absorption, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on November 29, 2019. The recall began June 22, 2020. Owners may contact DTNA customer service.
What can happen?
The lack of impact absorption increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.