March 26, 2018 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V193000

Seats may Come Loose in a Crash

In the event of a crash, if the seat does not remain secured to the wall, the occupant has an increased risk of an injury.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V193

Manufacturer Daimler Trucks North America LLC

Components SEATS

Potential Number of Units Affected 6

 

Summary

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, Saf-T-Liner HDX, Saf-T-Liner EFX, and Minotour transit buses, equipped with certain Syntec-brand S3B, Non-Restraint, Wall Mounted Seats. The wall mounting bracket may crack, which may cause the seat to not remain secured in place in the event of a crash.

 

Remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional wall mounting bracket, free of charge. DTNA issued an interim notification to owners on May 10, 2018. The recall began May 10, 2018. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA’s number for this recall is FL-763.

 

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.

 

Check for Daimler Trucks North America Recalls

 

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Daimler Trucks
North America LLC

 

May 2019
FL763AB
NHTSA #18V-192 (School Buses)
NHTSA #18V-193 (Non-School Buses)

 

IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL

See enclosed VIN list

Subject: TBB SynTec S3B Seat Frames

 

 

This notice is sent to you in accordance with the requirements of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.

Daimler Trucks North America LLC, on behalf of its wholly owned subsidiary, Thomas Built Buses, Inc., has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists on specific Saf-T-Liner C2, EFX, and HDX and Minotour school and non-school buses manufactured August 18, 2014, through February 5, 2018.

Under certain extreme operating conditions, such as adverse road conditions, repetitive shock loads, or occupant abuse, a metal fatigue crack may develop on the S3B seat rear wall mount bracket. Over time, such a crack may propagate and lead to fracturing of the wall mount bracket. A seat with a severely cracked or fractured wall mount bracket may increase the risk of injury to occupants in the event of a crash.

An additional wall bracket will be installed between the wall rail and the seat on each suspect seat.

This is the second notice regarding this recall and is to inform you the remedy is now available. To arrange for repairs, you should contact your local Thomas Built Buses dealer immediately. The repair may take up to two hours, depending on the number of seats affected, and will be performed at no charge to you.

You may be liable for any progressive damage that results from your failure to complete the Recall within a reasonable time after receiving notification.

If you do not own the vehicle that corresponds to the identification number(s) which appears on the Recall Notification, please return the notification to the Warranty Department with any information you can furnish that will assist us in locating the present owner. If you have leased this vehicle, Federal law requires that you forward this notice to the lessee within 10 days.

If you have paid to have this recall condition corrected prior to this notice, you may be eligible to receive reimbursement. For further information, please contact the Warranty Department at (336) 889-4871, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time Monday through Friday. To find a dealer in your area please go to www.thomasbus.com.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. If you have any questions or require further information, please contact the Warranty Department at (336) 889-4871, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday. You may wish to submit a complaint to the Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, Washington, DC 20590; or call the Vehicle Safety Hotline at  (888) 327-4236 (TTY: 800-424-9153); or to https://www.safercar.gov.

 

THOMAS BUILT BUSES WARRANTY DEPARTMENT

Enclosures

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20 Affected Products

Vehicles

MAKE	MODEL	YEAR
THOMAS BUILT BUSES	MINOTOUR	2014-2018
THOMAS BUILT BUSES	SAF-T-LINER C2	2014-2018
THOMAS BUILT BUSES	SAF-T-LINER EFX	2014-2018
THOMAS BUILT BUSES	SAF-T-LINER HDX	2014-2018

 

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10 Associated Documents

Miscellaneous Document- Defect Information Report

RMISC-18V193-8137.pdf 708.18KB

 

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Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-18V193-7827.pdf 246.248KB

 

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Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-18V193-2409.pdf 214.684KB

 

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)

RCMN-18V193-5538.pdf 49.788KB

 

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-18V193-6199.pdf 532.305KB

 

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)

RCMN-18V193-0353.pdf 76.236KB

 

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Interim Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RIONL-18V193-8170.pdf 311.285KB

 

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-18V193-6657.pdf 446.71KB

 

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)

RCMN-18V193-3382.pdf 44.152KB

 

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ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-18V193-2960.pdf 28.337KB

 

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Latest Recalls Documents

For the Latest and Most Recent Recalls Information Visit the link below…

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=18V193&docType=RCL

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