NHTSA Campaign 19V549000

STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT

Issued by Daimler Trucks North America LLC · Reported Jul 24, 2019 · 11 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2020 Thomas Built Minotour, 2019-2020 Saf-T Liner C2, and 2019 Saf-T Liner HDX buses equipped with Safe Fleet Roof Escape hatches. Due to a manufacturing issue, the roof hatch external handle may unexpectedly break under reasonable use.

Consequence

If the roof hatch external handle breaks, in the event of an emergency, the hatch cannot be easily opened from outside the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will install a new handle, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on September 11, 2019. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-819.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2020 11
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2 2019 11
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2 2020 11
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX 2019 11

Source: NHTSA Campaign 19V549000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.