NHTSA safety recall

Recall 16V407000 · manufacturer campaign FL-713

Structure › Body › Door — Thomas, Thomas Built Buses · reported 7 Jun 2016 · 717 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

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.

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. 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.

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
16V407000
Manufacturer campaign
FL-713
Filed by
Daimler Trucks North America Llc
Report received
7 Jun 2016
Owners notified
9 Dec 2016
Potentially affected
717

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.

1998 Thomas Saf-t-liner Conventional 1999 Thomas Saf-t-liner Conventional 2000 Thomas Saf-t-liner Conventional 2001 Thomas Saf-t-liner Conventional 2002 Thomas Saf-t-liner Conventional 2000 Thomas Built Buses Cl-960 2001 Thomas Built Buses Cl-960 2000 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Er 2001 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Er 2002 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Er 2000 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-ef 2001 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-ef 2002 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-ef 2000 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-er 2001 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-er 2002 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Mvp-er 2000 Thomas Built Buses Tl-960 2001 Thomas Built Buses Tl-960 2002 Thomas Built Buses Tl-960 1998 Thomas Built Buses Vista 1999 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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