Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V407000

Structure: body: door

Daimler Trucks North America LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-06-07.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V407000

Structure: body: door

Component
Structure: body: door
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
Vehicles affected
717
Reported to NHTSA
2016-06-07
Owners notified
2016-12-09

Defect description

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.

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. 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.

Scope of coverage

21 model years across 7 models.

ModelYears on record
THOMAS SAF-T-Liner Conventional2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
THOMAS BUILT BUSES CL-9602001 2000
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-Liner ER2002 2001 2000
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-Liner MVP-EF2002 2001 2000
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-Liner MVP-ER2002 2001 2000
THOMAS BUILT BUSES TL-9602002 2001 2000
THOMAS BUILT BUSES Vista1999 1998

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.