Recall campaign · NHTSA 12V544000

Visibility: glass, side/rear

Temsa Global Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2012-11-23.

Recall campaignNHTSA 12V544000

Visibility: glass, side/rear

Component
Visibility: glass, side/rear
Manufacturer
Temsa Global Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.
Vehicles affected
71
Reported to NHTSA
2012-11-23
Owners notified
2013-01-03

Defect description

Temsa Global is recalling certain model year 2007-2010 TS35 buses for failing to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release." The buses may have one too few emergency exits on each side of the bus for the number of seats that the bus is equipped with.

Safety risk

Passengers may be delayed in exiting the vehicle during an emergency which can increase the risk of personal injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Temsa will notify owners, and will install a third emergency exit window on each side side of the bus, free of charge. The recall began on January 3, 2013. Owners may contact Temsa at 1-404-602-0151.

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.

Scope of coverage

4 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
TEMSA TS352010 2009 2008 2007

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.