NHTSA safety recall

Recall 15V564000 · manufacturer campaign FL-686

Equipment Adaptive/mobility — Thomas Built Buses · reported 4 Sep 2015 · 52 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2006-2015 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX, Saf-T-Liner EF, Saf-T-Liner EFX, and Minotour DRW transit buses manufactured January 3, 2006, to August 1, 2014, and equipped with certain Ricon model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, S5510 wheelchair lifts. The affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that are too big, allowing the bearings to move out of position.

The risk

If the bearings move out of position, the stowed platform may have excessive movement resulting in failure of the platform mounting. This failure could cause the wheel chair lift platform to fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, increasing the risk of injury for the lift operator.

The fix

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on November 2, 2015. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-686.

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
15V564000
Manufacturer campaign
FL-686
Filed by
Daimler Trucks North America Llc
Report received
4 Sep 2015
Owners notified
2 Nov 2015
Potentially affected
52

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.

2006 Thomas Built Buses Minotour 2007 Thomas Built Buses Minotour 2008 Thomas Built Buses Minotour 2009 Thomas Built Buses Minotour 2010 Thomas Built Buses Minotour 2011 Thomas Built Buses Minotour 2012 Thomas Built Buses Minotour 2013 Thomas Built Buses Minotour 2014 Thomas Built Buses Minotour 2015 Thomas Built Buses Minotour 2006 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Ef 2007 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Ef 2008 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Ef 2009 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Ef 2010 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Ef 2011 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Ef 2012 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Ef 2013 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Ef 2014 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Ef 2015 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Ef 2006 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx 2007 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx 2008 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx 2009 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx 2010 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx 2011 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx 2012 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx 2013 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx 2014 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx 2015 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx 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 2014 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx 2015 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx

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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