NHTSA Campaign 16V629000

EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

Issued by Daimler Trucks North America LLC · Reported Aug 31, 2016 · 958 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 Thomas Built Buses Safe-T-Liner C2, Saf-T-Liner HDX, Saf-T-Liner EFX, and Minotour DRW school buses manufactured July 15, 2014, to July 21, 2016, and equipped with certain model S2005, S2010, S5005, S5010, S5505, and S5510 wheelchair lifts by Ricon. The affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that are too big, allowing the bearings to move out of position.

Consequence

If the bearings move out of position, the stowed platform may have excessive movement resulting in failure of the platform mounting. This failure could cause the wheel chair lift platform to fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, increasing the risk of injury for the lift operator.

Remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and Ricon dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on October 10, 2016. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712, or Ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884 or by email at [email protected]. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-716.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2015 958
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2016 958
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2017 958
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2 2015 958
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2 2016 958
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2 2017 958
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER EFX 2015 958
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER EFX 2016 958
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER EFX 2017 958
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX 2015 958
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX 2016 958
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX 2017 958

Source: NHTSA Campaign 16V629000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.