NHTSA safety recall

Recall 18V192000 · manufacturer campaign FL-763

Seats — Thomas Built Buses · reported 26 Mar 2018 · 6,606 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, Saf-T-Liner HDX, Saf-T-Liner EFX, and Minotour school buses, equipped with certain Syntec-brand S3B, Non-Restraint, Wall Mounted Seats. The wall mounting bracket may crack, which may cause the seat to not remain secured in place in the event of a crash.

The risk

In the event of a crash, if the seat does not remain secured to the wall, the occupant has an increased risk of an injury.

The fix

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional wall mounting bracket, free of charge. DTNA issued an interim notification to owners on May 9, 2018. The recall began May 10, 2018. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-763.

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
18V192000
Manufacturer campaign
FL-763
Filed by
Daimler Trucks North America Llc
Report received
26 Mar 2018
Owners notified
10 May 2019
Potentially affected
6,606

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.

2014 Thomas Built Buses Minotour 2015 Thomas Built Buses Minotour 2016 Thomas Built Buses Minotour 2017 Thomas Built Buses Minotour 2018 Thomas Built Buses Minotour 2014 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2 2015 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2 2016 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2 2017 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2 2018 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2 2014 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx 2015 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx 2016 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx 2017 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx 2018 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx 2014 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx 2015 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx 2016 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx 2017 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx 2018 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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