2011 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 recall: powertrain & transmission
⚠️ What's wrong
Dtna is recall certain model year 2001 thomas built Saf-T-Liner C2 school buses manufactured from april 16, 2009 through may 10, 2010, and equipped with certain eaton hybird transmissions with park feature. The reverse idler shaft may contact the park feature and the two components may bind, preventing the park feature from engaging.
💥 The risk
If the park feature does not engage, the vehicle CAN move without warning, possibly resulting in personal injury or a crash.
🔧 The fix
Dtna will notify owners and the remedy will be performed by eaton corpoation free of charge. The safety recall began during november 2010. Owners may contact dtna at 1-800-547-0712 or eaton at 1-800-826-4357 or 1-269-342-3242.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 10V246000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL-579
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
- Vehicles affected
- 39
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Nov 17, 2010
- Built
- Apr 16, 2009 – May 10, 2010
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Dtna's recall campaign number is FL-579.owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov .