NHTSA recall campaign

15V425000

ManufacturerDaimler Trucks North America LLCReported2015-07-06Affected3,013 vehicles

What was wrong

Defect

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2002-2004 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner ER, 2001-2005 Saf-T-Liner Conventional, 2002-2013 Saf-T-Liner MVP-EF, 2013 Saf-T-Liner EFX, 2001-2008 Saf-T-Liner FS65, 2005-2013 Saf-T-Liner C2, 2003-2013 Saf-T-Liner HDX, 2002-2003 Saf-T-Liner MVP-ER, 2002 Vista, and 2002-2003 TL-960 non-school buses. In the affected vehicles, the stem that connects the outside emergency door handle to the emergency door opening mechanism may corrode.

Risk

If the stem corrodes, the door handle could detach from the emergency door opening mechanism, delaying the opening of the door and the evacuation of the bus. In the event of an emergency, this may increase the risk of injury to the bus occupants.

Manufacturer remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will either replace the stems or protect them against corrosion, free of charge. An interim notice was mailed to owners on August 28, 2015. The recall began on December 24, 2015. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-685.

To check whether your specific VIN is covered and to find a participating dealer, look this campaign up on NHTSA.gov →

Affected vehicles

54 entries

Thomas
- SAF-T-LINER Conventional2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Thomas Built Buses
- SAF-T-LINER C22005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
- SAF-T-LINER EFX2013
- SAF-T-LINER ER2002 2003 2004
- SAF-T-LINER FS652001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
- SAF-T-LINER HDX2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
- SAF-T-LINER MVP-EF2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
- SAF-T-LINER MVP-ER2002 2003
- TL-9602002 2003
- Vista2002