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NHTSA campaign 15V425000

Daimler Trucks North America LLC recall 15V425000

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.

Reported 07/06/2015

What can happen

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.

Repair

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.

Components

  • Structure: Body: Door

Affected years and models

A listed year and model does not mean every vehicle in that group is recalled. Use the VIN lookup to confirm a specific vehicle.

2013 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER C2View records2013 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER EFXView records2013 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER HDXView records2013 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER MVP-EFView records2012 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER C2View records2012 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER HDXView records2012 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER MVP-EFView records2011 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER C2View records2011 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER HDXView records2011 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER MVP-EFView records2010 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER C2View records2010 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER HDXView records2010 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER MVP-EFView records2009 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER C2View records2009 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER HDXView records2009 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER MVP-EFView records2008 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER C2View records2008 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER FS65View records2008 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER HDXView records2008 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER MVP-EFView records2007 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER C2View records2007 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER FS65View records2007 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER HDXView records2007 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER MVP-EFView records2006 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER C2View records2006 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER FS65View records2006 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER HDXView records2006 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER MVP-EFView records2005 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER C2View records2005 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER FS65View records2005 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER HDXView records2005 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER MVP-EFView records2005 Thomas SAF-T-LINER CONVENTIONALView records2004 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER ERView records2004 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER FS65View records2004 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER HDXView records2004 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER MVP-EFView records2004 Thomas SAF-T-LINER CONVENTIONALView records2003 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER ERView records2003 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER FS65View records2003 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER HDXView records2003 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER MVP-EFView records2003 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER MVP-ERView records2003 Thomas Built Buses TL-960View records2003 Thomas SAF-T-LINER CONVENTIONALView records2002 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER ERView records2002 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER FS65View records2002 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER MVP-EFView records2002 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER MVP-ERView records2002 Thomas Built Buses TL-960View records2002 Thomas Built Buses VISTAView records2002 Thomas SAF-T-LINER CONVENTIONALView records2001 Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-LINER FS65View records2001 Thomas SAF-T-LINER CONVENTIONALView records