NHTSA Campaign 20V406000

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)

Issued by Daimler Coaches North America · Reported Jul 14, 2020 · 64 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Daimler Coaches North America (DCNA) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Setra S407 and 2019-2020 Setra S417TC motorcoaches. These vehicles are equipped with a driver-selected Electronic Stability Control (ESC) "OFF" switch for disabling the traction control portion of ESC, allowing it to remain disabled at speeds above 20 km/h. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 136, "Electronic Stability Control."

Consequence

If the vehicle is operated above 20 km/h while the Electronic Stability Control system is disabled, there is a greater chance of loss of stability control, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

DCNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the "ESC OFF" switch with a new "TC-Off" button, install an indicator light on the dashboard to indicate when the traction control is deactivated, and perform a software to prevent the ESC system from being disabled, update free of charge. This recall began September 7, 2020. Owners may contact DCNA customer service at 1-800-206-9728. DCNA's number for this recall is 43.54U20107A.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
SETRA S407 CC 2018 64
SETRA S407 CC 2019 64
SETRA S417 TC 2019 64
SETRA S417 TC 2020 64

Source: NHTSA Campaign 20V406000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.