Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V432000

Structure: body: door

Daimler Trucks North America LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-07-07.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V432000

Structure: body: door

Component
Structure: body: door
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
Vehicles affected
103,038
Reported to NHTSA
2015-07-07
Owners notified
2015-12-24

Defect description

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.

Safety 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.

Manufacturer remedy

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.

Scope of coverage

54 model years across 10 models.

ModelYears on record
THOMAS SAF-T-Liner Conventional2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-Liner C22013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-Liner EFX2013
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-Liner ER2004 2003 2002
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-Liner FS652008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-Liner HDX2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-Liner MVP-EF2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-Liner MVP-ER2003 2002
THOMAS BUILT BUSES TL-9602003 2002
THOMAS BUILT BUSES Vista2002

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.