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- SEATS
- Problem
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, Saf-T-Liner HDX, Minotour DRW and Saf-T-Liner EFX school buses manufactured August 19, 2014, to October 22, 2015, and equipped with certain Syntec S3B Track Mounted Seats in 30", 36", 39" and 45" widths. In the event of a severe rear-end collision, the seats may tilt rearward. As such, these seats fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 222, "School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection."
- Risk
- In the event of a severe rear-end collision, the seats may tilt rearward and result in injuries to the passenger's knees and/or impede the exiting of the bus.
- Remedy
- DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will install a toe-clamp on the front feet of the S3B track mounted seats, free of charge. The recall began on January 21, 2016. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000, or Syntec customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-698.
- 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.
What this recall means for you
Certain 2016-2017 Thomas Built school buses, built between August 2014 and October 2015 with Syntec S3B track-mounted seats, may have seats that tilt rearward in a severe rear-end collision. The seats do not meet federal school bus passenger seating and crash protection requirements.
If the seats tilt backward during a crash, passengers could suffer knee injuries or have difficulty exiting the bus.
Dealers will install a toe-clamp on the front feet of the affected seats at no cost to you. Owners will be notified directly by Daimler Trucks North America. To check whether your bus is affected, contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-745-8000 or Syntec customer service at 1-800-547-0712, referencing recall FL-698. You can also check your vehicle identification number for open recalls.
Check whether this recall is open on your vehicle
Official recall notice
Affected vehicles
| Thomas Built Buses Minotour | 20162017 |
|---|---|
| Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 | 20162017 |
| Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner EFX | 20162017 |
| Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner HDX | 20162017 |