NHTSA safety recall

Recall 15V432000 · manufacturer campaign FL-685

Structure › Body › Door — Thomas, Thomas Built Buses · reported 7 Jul 2015 · 103,038 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

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.

The 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.

The fix

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.

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.

NHTSA campaign
15V432000
Manufacturer campaign
FL-685
Filed by
Daimler Trucks North America Llc
Report received
7 Jul 2015
Owners notified
24 Dec 2015
Potentially affected
103,038

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2001 Thomas Saf-t-liner Conventional 2002 Thomas Saf-t-liner Conventional 2003 Thomas Saf-t-liner Conventional 2004 Thomas Saf-t-liner Conventional 2005 Thomas Saf-t-liner Conventional 2005 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2 2006 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2 2007 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2 2008 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2 2009 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2 2010 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2 2011 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2 2012 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2 2013 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2 2013 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx 2002 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Er 2003 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Er 2004 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Er 2001 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Fs65 2002 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Fs65 2003 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Fs65 2004 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Fs65 2005 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Fs65 2006 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Fs65 2007 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Fs65 2008 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Fs65 2003 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx 2004 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx 2005 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx 2006 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx 2007 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx 2008 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx 2009 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx 2010 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx 2011 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx 2012 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx 2013 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx 2002 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-ef 2003 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-ef 2004 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-ef 2005 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-ef 2006 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-ef 2007 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-ef 2008 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-ef 2009 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-ef 2010 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-ef 2011 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-ef 2012 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-ef 2013 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-ef 2002 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-er 2003 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-er 2002 Thomas Built Buses Tl-960 2003 Thomas Built Buses Tl-960 2002 Thomas Built Buses Vista

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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