NHTSA Campaign 19V550000

STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT

Issued by Daimler Trucks North America LLC · Reported Jul 25, 2019 · 3,080 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Thomas Built Minotour, Saf-T Liner C2, Saf-T Liner EFX, and Saf-T Liner HDX school buses equipped with Safe Fleet Prolo 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. Owners were issued an interim notification on September 13, 2019. The recall began November 15, 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 2019 3,080
THOMAS BUILT BUSES MINOTOUR 2020 3,080
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2 2019 3,080
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2 2020 3,080
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER EFX 2019 3,080
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER EFX 2020 3,080
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX 2019 3,080
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX 2020 3,080

Source: NHTSA Campaign 19V550000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.