Thomas Built Buses Saf-t-liner Efx 2015

• Recall 246879 [USA]: A school bus exterior roof panel with insufficient joint strength may separate during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
  Daimler trucks north america, llc (dtna) is recalling certain 2011-2023 thomas built efx and hdx school buses. The exterior roof panel was manufactured with insufficient joint strength. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 221, "school bus body joint strength."
  dealers will add additional mechanical fasteners to secure the joints, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed june 2, 2023. Owners may contact dtna customer service at 1-800-547-0712. Dtna's number for this recall is fl957.
  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.Nhtsa.Gov.

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• Recall 205197 [USA]: Cracked passenger seat frames may not adequately secure passengers in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
  Daimler trucks north america, llc (dtna) is recalling certain 2014-23 thomas built buses hdx and 2014-22 efx school buses equipped with 39-inch s3c seat frames and 3-point flex seatbelts. The passenger seat frames may crack and rotate from fatigue.
  dealers will secure the seat frames with brackets, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mail december 4, 2023. Owners may contact dtna's customer service at 1-800-547-0712. Dtna's number for this recall is fl946.
  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.Nhtsa.Gov.

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• Recall 155472 [USA]: The lack of impact absorption increases the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
  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."
  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.
  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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• Recall 135855 [USA]: 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.
  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 school buses equipped with s3b restraint wall mounted seats. The wall mounting bracket may crack, causing the seat to not remain secured in place in the event of a crash.
  dtna will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional wall mounting bracket, free of charge. Daimler issued owners an interim notification on june 12, 2018. The recall began january 3, 2019. Owners may contact dtna customer service at 1-800-547-0712. Dtna's number for this recall is fl-769.
  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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• Recall 120882 [USA]: Without under-rail washers, in the event of a crash, the seats may come loose, increasing the risk of injury.
  Daimler trucks north america llc (dtna) is recalling certain 2014-2018 thomas built buses saf-t-liner efx and saf-t-liner hdx school buses. The occupant seats may have been installed without under-rail washers, reducing their anchorage strength.
  dtna will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seats and replace the mounting hardware, as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on june 28, 2017. Owners may contact dtna customer service 1-800-547-0712. Dtna's number for the recall is fl-737.
  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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• Recall 125568 [USA]: If the bearings move out of position, the stowed platform may have excessive movement resulting in failure of the platform mounting. this failure could cause the wheel chair lift platform to fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, increasing the risk of injury for the lift operator.
  Daimler trucks north america llc (dtna) is recalling certain model year 2015-2017 thomas built buses safe-t-liner c2, saf-t-liner hdx, saf-t-liner efx, and minotour drw school buses manufactured july 15, 2014, to july 21, 2016, and equipped with certain model s2005, s2010, s5005, s5010, s5505, and s5510 wheelchair lifts by ricon. The affected lifts are equipped with folding link arms that may have pivot holes that are too big, allowing the bearings to move out of position.
  dtna will notify owners, and ricon dealers will inspect the link arms for damage or for displaced bearings. The platform will be inspected for cracks. Any damaged parts will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on october 10, 2016. Owners may contact dtna customer service at 1-800-547-0712, or ricon customer service at 1-800-322-2884 or by email at [email protected]. Dtna's number for this recall is fl-716.
  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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• Recall 101457 [USA]: With the incorrect calibration, the driver may unknowingly exceed the posted speed limit, increasing the risk of a crash.
  Daimler trucks north america (dtna) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 thomas built saf-t-liner efx school buses manufactured september 30, 2013, through november 15, 2013. In the affected vehicles, due to an incorrect calibration, the speedometer may display a speed lower than the vehicle is actually traveling.
  dtna will notify owners, and dealers will update the instrument cluster software to correct the calibration, free of charge. Owners may contact dtna at 1-800-547-0712. Dtna's number for this recall is fl-658.
  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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• Recall 2018199 [Canada]: Seats and restraints
  On certain buses equipped with syntec s3b restraint seats, under extreme operating conditions, such as adverse road conditions, repetitive shock loads, or occupant abuse, a metal fatigue crack may develop on the rear wall mount bracket of the seat. Over time, this could lead to the wall mount bracket fracturing, which in the event of a crash, could increase the risk of injury to seat occupants. Correction: daimler trucks of north america service facilities will inspect seats and install an additional wall bracket between the wall rail and the seat as necessary.

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• Recall 2018142 [Canada]: Seats and restraints
  On certain vehicles equipped with syntec s3b non-restraint seats, under extreme operating conditions, such as adverse road conditions, repetitive shock loads, or occupant abuse, a metal fatigue crack may develop on the rear wall mount bracket of the seat. Over time, this could lead to the wall mount bracket fracturing, which in the event of a crash, could increase the risk of injury to seat occupants. Correction: daimler trucks of north america service facilities will inspect seats and install an additional wall bracket between the wall rail and the seat as necessary.

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• Recall 2019497 [Canada]: Seats and restraints
  Issue: this recall affects certain school buses equipped with syntec s3b and/or s3c passenger seats. On some seats, the protective foam in certain areas of the seatback may not meet the knee impact requirements of canadian regulations. Safety risk: a seatback that does not have proper knee impact protection could increase the risk of injury to occupants in a crash. Corrective actions: the company will notify owners by mail and instruct them to take their vehicle to a daimler trucks of north america authorized service facility to install additional protective material in the seatbacks.

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• Recall 2019288 [Canada]: Brakes
  Issue: a problem with the left-rear brake caliper on certain school buses may cause the brake pads to drag and overheat. This could result in high temperatures, smoke, odour, or a possible fire. Safety risk: a fire could increase the risk of injury. This could also result in an emergency evacuation of a school bus in an uncontrolled environment, which could also increase the risk of an injury. Corrective actions: the company will notify owners by mail and instruct them to take their vehicle to a daimler trucks north america authorized service facility to replace the left-rear brake caliper.

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• Recall 2018200 [Canada]: Seats and restraints
  On certain school buses equipped with syntec s3b restraint seats, under extreme operating conditions, such as adverse road conditions, repetitive shock loads, or occupant abuse, a metal fatigue crack may develop on the rear wall mount bracket of the seat. Over time, this could lead to the wall mount bracket fracturing, which in the event of a crash, could increase the risk of injury to seat occupants. Correction: daimler trucks of north america service facilities will inspect seats and install an additional wall bracket between the wall rail and the seat as necessary.

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• Recall 2016418 [Canada]: Accessories
  On certain school buses equipped with a ricon s-series wheelchair lift, the platform could potentially crack due to bent knuckle link arms and/or defective bearing. Overtime, the platform could separate of the rear portion of the pivot plate making the lift inoperable and putting the lift operator at risk of injury. Correction: owners will need to make an appointment with the local ricon dealer to have the lift inspected and repaired.

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• Recall 2015395 [Canada]: Accessories
  On certain school buses equipped with a ricon wheelchair lift, the lift platform sides may crack, which could cause the lift to lean against the vehicle door(s) and potentially fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, putting the lift operator at risk of injury. Correction: ricon corporation repair facilities will inspect lift platforms, link arms and bearings for cracks, damage or misalignment and if found to be damaged, link arms and/or platform will be replaced. Note: this recall supersedes recall 2014-330. Vehicles repaired under the previous recall will require re-inspection and potential repair.

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• Recall 2014330 [Canada]: Accessories
  On certain school buses equipped with a ricon wheelchair lift, the lift platform sides may crack, which could cause the lift to lean against the vehicle door(s) and potentially fall out of the vehicle when the doors are opened, putting the lift operator at risk of injury. Correction: ricon corporation repair facilities will inspect lift platforms for cracks and repair as necessary, and install a repair kit.

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• Rear leaf spring fractures investigation # PE19007

  Nhtsas office of defects investigation (odi) has identified field reports in daimler truck north americas (dtna) 2018-4th quarter early warning reporting (ewr) data describing cracked rear leaf-style suspension springs in thomas built school buses. Odi reached out to 3 municipal school bus fleets operating subject vehicles who described similar failures where a fractured piece of leaf spring separated from the vehicle while driving. Odi also contacted a major nationwide school bus transportation service provider who also identified numerous potential failures.A fractured piece of leaf spring that detaches from a moving school bus could potentially strike a pedestrian or a following vehicle.Odi is opening this investigation to evaluate the cause, consequence, scope and frequency of the alleged defect (item detachment) in the subject thomas built school buses.
  

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