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NHTSA Campaign 10V168000

VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

Issued by TRANS TECH BUS · Reported Apr 23, 2010 · 192 vehicles affected

What's wrong

TRANSPORTATION COLLABORATIVE INC. (TCI) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 SCHOOL BUSES MODELS SST 30 PAK, STH4+9, STH4, STH5RL, ST5, ST4, DW4+9139, DW5193FRL, DW5139, DW5+9195, DW5+9159FRL, DW6159FRL, AND DW6159 MANUFACTURED ON CHEVROLET EXPRESS AND GMC SAVANA CHASSIS FROM FEBRUARY 2009 THROUGH APRIL 15, 2010. THE HVAC CONTROL KNOBS MAY FRACTURE AND SPIN ON THE CONTROL SHAFT CAUSING THE OPERATOR TO BE UNABLE TO CONTROL THE DEFROST SYSTEM. THESE BUSES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 103, "WINDSHEILD DEFROSTING AND DEFOGGING SYSTEM."

Consequence

IF THIS CONDITION AFFECTS THE DEFROST SYSTEM WHEN IT IS REQUIRED, IT MAY DECREASE THE DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, POSSIBILY RESULTING IN A CRASH.

Remedy

TCI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE BUSES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 29, 2010. OWNER MAY CONTACT TCI AT 1-845-988-0419.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
TRANS TECH DW4+9139 2009 192
TRANS TECH DW4+9139 2010 192
TRANS TECH DW5+9159FRL 2009 192
TRANS TECH DW5+9159FRL 2010 192
TRANS TECH DW5+9195 2009 192
TRANS TECH DW5+9195 2010 192
TRANS TECH DW5139 2009 192
TRANS TECH DW5139 2010 192
TRANS TECH DW5193FRL 2009 192
TRANS TECH DW5193FRL 2010 192
TRANS TECH DW6159 2009 192
TRANS TECH DW6159 2010 192
TRANS TECH DW6159FRL 2009 192
TRANS TECH DW6159FRL 2010 192
TRANS TECH SST 30 PAK 2009 192
TRANS TECH SST 30 PAK 2010 192
TRANS TECH ST4 2009 192
TRANS TECH ST4 2010 192
TRANS TECH ST5 2009 192
TRANS TECH ST5 2010 192
TRANS TECH STH4 2009 192
TRANS TECH STH4 2010 192
TRANS TECH STH4+9 2009 192
TRANS TECH STH4+9 2010 192
TRANS TECH STH5RL 2009 192
TRANS TECH STH5RL 2010 192

Source: NHTSA Campaign 10V168000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.