CarRecallWatch- Component
- STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT
- Problem
- Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2023 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner C2 School Buses. The buses may not have a sufficient number of emergency exits. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."
- Risk
- An insufficient number of emergency exits can delay passengers from exiting the vehicle during an emergency, increasing their risk of injury.
- Remedy
- Dealers will add the emergency exit windows, as necessary, free of charge. All vehicles have been remedied. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL940.
- 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.nhtsa.gov.
What this recall means for you
Certain 2023 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner C2 school buses may not have a sufficient number of emergency exits, so they do not meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 217, which governs bus emergency exits and window retention and release.
With too few emergency exits, passengers may be delayed in getting off the bus during an emergency, which increases their risk of injury.
Dealers will add emergency exit windows where needed, free of charge. According to the notice, all affected vehicles have already been remedied. Owners can contact Daimler Trucks North America customer service at 1-800-547-0712 (recall number FL940), and can check their VIN for open recalls.
Check whether this recall is open on your vehicle
Official recall notice
Affected vehicles
| Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 | 2023 |
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