NHTSA Campaign 12V225000

EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

Issued by DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA · Reported May 17, 2012 · 890 vehicles affected

What's wrong

DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA (DTNA) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007 THROUGH 2011 SAF-T-LINER EF, MINOTOUR, SAF-T-LINER C2, AND SAF-T-LINER HDX SCHOOL BUSES EQUIPPED WITH BRAUN CENTURY-2 AND VISTA-2 WHEELCHAIR LIFTS. OVER TIME, AND WITH FREQUENT USE, THE ROLL STOP LATCHES ON THE OUTER BARRIER MAY BECOME BENT OR MISALIGNED.

Consequence

A WHEELCHAIR OCCUPANT MAY DEFEAT OR RIDE OVER THE INSUFFICIENTLY LATCHED ROLL STOP. IF THIS OCCURS WHEN THE LIFT PLATFORM IS IN AN ELEVATED POSITION, THE WHEELCHAIR’S OCCUPANT COULD FALL AND SUSTAIN INJURY.

Remedy

DTNA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY AUTHORIZED BRAUN DEALERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 28, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DTNA AT 1-800-547-0712.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2007 890
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2008 890
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2009 890
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2010 890
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2011 890
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2 2007 890
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2 2008 890
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2 2009 890
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2 2010 890
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2 2011 890
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER EF 2007 890
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER EF 2008 890
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER EF 2009 890
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER EF 2010 890
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER EF 2011 890
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX 2007 890
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX 2008 890
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX 2009 890
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX 2010 890
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX 2011 890

Source: NHTSA Campaign 12V225000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.