Improperly Installed Floor Hatches – 2020 Temsa TS45 Buses

November 20, 2019 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V836000

Improperly Installed Floor Hatches

The surface level difference can increase the risk of an injury.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V836

Manufacturer Temsa

Components STRUCTURE

Potential Number of Units Affected 18

 

Summary

Temsa is recalling certain 2020 TS45 buses. Improper installation of the aisle floor hatches may cause uneven floors.

 

Remedy

Temsa will notify owners, and dealers will revise the floor hatches, free of charge. The recall began December 24, 2019. Owners may contact Temsa customer service at 1-407-271-8935.

 

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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SERVICE BULLETIN

Subject:  Assembly Improvement of the Floor Hatches	Bulletin Type: Field Fix Mandatory
Bulletin No:  TS45-SR-1905	PQR No:
Rev No:	Ref. No: 700003771
Vehicle Model: TS45	Flat Rate Time / Code: 180 min
Date of issue: 12/23/2019	Modify Before: 12/23/2020
What to do with off coming parts: ×Scrap ☐Return ☐Use with additional parts ☐On consignment ☐No off coming parts	What to do with outstanding parts of previous revision: ☐Scrap ☐Return ☐Use with additional parts ☐On consignment ×No outstanding parts

 

Description of the modification:                                                                                                              

This document describes the recommended steps for improvement the level of maintenance lids.

 

Bulletin Responsible: Beytullah Özdemir

 

Published & Approved By: Sibel Perçin

 

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

1. Mechanical Requested Dress Code

WARNING: 

• Dress properly to avoid personal injury and damage to the vehicle

 

• Always wear protective clothing
• Do not wear any worn or loose-fitting clothing
• Remove jewelry before starting to work
• In case of long hair, use hairnet
• The illustration on the left shows some of the correct and incorrect clothing
• Sharp edged items should be avoided in order not to scratch vehicle (i.e. belts, watches, necklace)

 

2. Protect Seats when Mechanic Starts Working

• Seats, trimming, upholstery stuff and carpeting should be protected with appropriate coverings.

 

3. Welding on the Chassis
   1. Always disconnect the batteries (starting with the negative lead).
   2. Disconnect the connectors of electrical and electronic equipment (electronic control units, sensors and actuators) if they are less than 2 meters away from the chassis part to be welded or the earth terminal of the welding equipment.
   3. The earth terminal should never be attached to vehicle components such as engine, axles and springs. Arcing on these parts is not permitted, because of the risk of damage to bearings, springs, etc.
   4. The earth terminal must make good contact and be placed as close as possible to the part to be welded.
   5. Plastic pipes, rubber parts and parabolic springs should be well protected against welding spatter and temperatures higher than 70°.
   6. The contact switch must not be in the accessory or contact position. The contact key should be removed.
   7. Reconnect in reversed order of disconnecting. Ensure that a good earth connection is made between chassis, engine and cab.

 

Included Part List

No	Part Number	Part Name	Picture	Qty	Unit
1	HD201276Y	MAINTENANCE LID, FRONT CHASSIS		1	Piece
2	HD201291Y	MAINTENANCE LID, FUEL TANK		1	Piece
3	SM-07Y	SEALER, TEROSTAT 8599,BLACK,310 ML, GLASS		6	Pieces
4	SM-57Y	PRIMER, (Tst 8517 H 500 ml, HENKEL)		1	Piece

 

Excluded Part List

No	Part Number	Part Name	Picture	Qty	Unit
1	HD201276Y	MAINTENANCE LID, FRONT CHASSIS		1	Piece
2	HD201291Y	MAINTENANCE LID, FUEL TANK		1	Piece

 

 

TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. Dismount the HD201276Y numbered maintenance lid which is located on the front chassis (See Figure-1)

 

2. Cut the sealer which is under the frame (RP201139Y) as shown in the picture below by using utility knife and handle pry bar (See Figure-2).

 

3. Cut the sealer residues by using utility knife (See Figure-3).

 

4. Remove the maintenance lid frame which is shown with blue color (See Figure-4).

 

5. After dismounting of the maintenance lid frame, the sealer on the maintenance lid is cutted with utility knife. (See Figure-5).

 

6. To be able to apply the primer properly, make sure that the linearity of the adherence surface of the maintenance lid and apply the primer to adhesion surface of maintenance lid and maintenance lid structure.

 

7. Apply the sealer on maintenance lid structure. The maintenance lid frame is adhered by hand. Check the level of the maintenance lid and plywood with the gauge. Flatten with your hands. (See Figure-6).

 

8. Apply the primer under the frame(RP201139Y) and between maintenance lid and plywood. (See Figure-7 and Figure-8).

 

9. Apply the sealer on between the maintenance lid and plywood. And the frame (RP201139Y) is adhered to center the maintenance lid overthrow. (See Figure-9 and Figure-10).

 

NOTE1: All this steps are expressed for the front chassis maintenance lid(HD201276Y). Apply the same steps to the fuel tank maintenace lids(HD201291Y).

 

FLAT RATE BREAK DOWN

Application	Time
Tool preparations	15 min
Mounting the maintenance lids and adjusting the level of maintenance lids	165 min
Total	180 min

 

Safety recall ‘’ TS45-SR-1905 ‘’ is applicable to following units:

To whom that will carry out this bulletin Verify vehicle eligibility by checking warranty bulletin status via TEMSA ONLINE SYSTEM
Model	VIN
TS-45	Begin:  NLTEJXM89L1000294 End: NLTEJXM82L1000315
This Safety Recall does not necessarily apply to all the above-mentioned vehicles, some vehicles may have been modified before delivery.

 

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1 Affected Product

Vehicle

MAKE	MODEL	YEAR
TEMSA	TS45	2020

 

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7 Associated Documents

Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-19V836-5005.pdf 245.042KB

 

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Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-19V836-8859.PDF 212.568KB

 

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Safety Bulletin

RCSB-19V836-2913.pdf 934.99KB

 

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Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2020-1

RCLQRT-19V836-2886.PDF 211.208KB

 

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Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2019-4

RCLQRT-19V836-7793.PDF 211.108KB

 

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Recall Quarterly Report #3, 2020-2

RCLQRT-19V836-5151.PDF 211.288KB

 

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Recall Quarterly Report #4, 2020-3

RCLQRT-19V836-5965.PDF 211.394KB

 

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