NHTSA Recall 19V712000
NHTSA Campaign Id 19V712000; Date: Oct. 4, 2019
the lack of impact absorption increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Recalled Vehicles:
2014 Thomas Built Buses Minotour; 2015 Thomas Built Buses Minotour; 2016 Thomas Built Buses Minotour; 2017 Thomas Built Buses Minotour; 2018 Thomas Built Buses Minotour; 2019 Thomas Built Buses Minotour; 2020 Thomas Built Buses Minotour; 2014 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2; 2015 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2; 2016 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2; 2017 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2; 2018 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2; 2019 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2; 2020 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner C2; 2014 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx; 2015 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx; 2016 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx; 2017 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx; 2018 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx; 2019 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx; 2020 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx; 2014 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx; 2015 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx; 2016 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx; 2017 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx; 2018 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx; 2019 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx; 2020 Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Hdx
Component: Seats
Manufactured by: Daimler Trucks North America Llc
Affected Units:: 53,528
Recall Summary:
daimler trucks north america llc (dtna) is recalling certain 2014-2020 thomas built saf-t-liner efx, minotour, saf-t-liner c2, and saf-t-liner hdx school buses equipped with syntec s3b or s3c seats. the seats may have been manufactured with styrene blocks that may not provide sufficient impact absorption in certain specific areas around the steel seat frame of the back support. as such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) number 222, "school bus passenger seating and crash protection."
How to Fix:
dtna will notify owners, and dealers will install additional impact material between the re-bond back and the vinyl back cover to increase the amount of absorption, free of charge. the recall is expected to begin december 2, 2019. owners may contact dtna customer service at 1-800-547-0712. dtna's number for this recall is fl-832.
Recall Notes:
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
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