NHTSA Campaign 15V842000

STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT

Issued by Daimler Trucks North America LLC · Reported Dec 15, 2015 · 1,222 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2016 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 school buses manufactured May 1, 2015, to August 1, 2015. The affected buses are equipped with push-out tempered glass windows that may not remain attached to the bus in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."

Consequence

In the event of a crash, the affected windows may not be able to retain the bus occupants, increasing their risk of injury.

Remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will modify the windows to ensure that they meet the window retention requirements, free of charge. The recall began on February 9, 2016. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-697.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2 2016 1,222

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V842000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.