NHTSA Campaign 16V080000

OTHER:SCHOOL BUS STOP ARM ASSEMBLY

Issued by Daimler Trucks North America LLC · Reported Feb 10, 2016 · 878 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, Saf-T-Liner EFX, and Minotour DRW school buses manufactured from May 1, 2015, through November 16, 2015, equipped with certain Transpec T6000, T6100, and T7000 series school bus stop arms. The affected stop arms have a reflective decal that may peel loose from the stop arm. As such, these stop arms fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 131, "School Bus Pedestrian Safety Devices."

Consequence

Without a reflective decal, the stop arms would have reduced visibility to other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and the stop arm blade assemblies will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on April 11, 2016. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000 or Transpec at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-700.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2016 878
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2017 878
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2 2016 878
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2 2017 878
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER EFX 2016 878
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER EFX 2017 878
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX 2016 878
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX 2017 878

Source: NHTSA Campaign 16V080000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.