Thomas Built Buses Minotour, SAF-T-LINER C2, SAF-T-LINER EFX, SAF-T-LINER HDX (2016-2017): Seats
Recall 15V843000 · Dec 15, 2015 · Daimler Trucks North America LLC
508
vehicles affected
508
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 15V843000
- Date
- Dec 15, 2015
- Maker
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC
- Units affected
- 508
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Seats
- Model years
- 2016-2017
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, Saf-T-Liner HDX, Minotour DRW and Saf-T-Liner EFX school buses manufactured August 19, 2014, to October 22, 2015, and equipped with certain Syntec S3B Track Mounted Seats in 30", 36", 39" and 45" widths. In the event of a severe rear-end collision, the seats may tilt rearward. As such, these seats fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."
What can happen
In the event of a severe rear-end collision, the seats may tilt rearward and result in injuries to the passenger's knees and/or impede the exiting of the bus.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will install a toe-clamp on the front feet of the S3B track mounted seats, free of charge. The recall began on January 21, 2016. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000, or Syntec customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-698.
Vehicles covered
4 models, 8 model years in all
| Make | Model | Model years |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Built Buses | Minotour | 2016-2017 |
| Thomas Built Buses | Saf-T-Liner C2 | 2016-2017 |
| Thomas Built Buses | Saf-T-Liner Efx | 2016-2017 |
| Thomas Built Buses | Saf-T-Liner HDX | 2016-2017 |
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Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 15V843000?
4 models: Thomas Built Buses Minotour (2016-2017), Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 (2016-2017), Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Efx (2016-2017) and 1 more, about 508 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 15V843000?
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will install a toe-clamp on the front feet of the S3B track mounted seats, free of charge. The recall began on January 21, 2016. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000, or Syntec customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-698.
What can happen?
In the event of a severe rear-end collision, the seats may tilt rearward and result in injuries to the passenger's knees and/or impede the exiting of the bus.
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.