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NHTSA Campaign 15V843000

SEATS

Issued by Daimler Trucks North America LLC · Reported Dec 15, 2015 · 508 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, Saf-T-Liner HDX, Minotour DRW and Saf-T-Liner EFX school buses manufactured August 19, 2014, to October 22, 2015, and equipped with certain Syntec S3B Track Mounted Seats in 30", 36", 39" and 45" widths. In the event of a severe rear-end collision, the seats may tilt rearward. As such, these seats fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."

Consequence

In the event of a severe rear-end collision, the seats may tilt rearward and result in injuries to the passenger's knees and/or impede the exiting of the bus.

Remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will install a toe-clamp on the front feet of the S3B track mounted seats, free of charge. The recall began on January 21, 2016. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000, or Syntec customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-698.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2016 508
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2017 508
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2 2016 508
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2 2017 508
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER EFX 2016 508
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER EFX 2017 508
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX 2016 508
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX 2017 508

Source: NHTSA Campaign 15V843000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.