2014-2020 Thomas Built Buses Minotour, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 and others recall: seats
Daimler Trucks North America LLC reported this safety recall on October 4, 2019. It covers about 53,528 vehicles.
- vehicles affected
- 53,528
- reported
- Oct 4, 2019
- owners notified
- Jun 22, 2020
Seats
- What is wrong
- 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."
- Risk
- The lack of impact absorption increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
- Remedy
- 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. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on November 29, 2019. The recall began June 22, 2020. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1‑800‑547‑0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-832.
Recall number 19V712000
Affected vehicles
Questions about recall 19V712000
Is there a recall on the 2014-2020 Thomas Built Buses Minotour, Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 and others seats?
Yes. Recall 19V712000, reported on October 4, 2019, covers about 53,528 vehicles.
What is the fix for recall 19V712000?
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. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on November 29, 2019. The recall began June 22, 2020. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1‑800‑547‑0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-832.
Is the recall repair free?
Safety recall repairs are done free of charge at authorized dealers. A dealer can confirm with the VIN whether a specific vehicle is included and whether the repair has already been done.
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