2007–2011 Thomas Built Buses Minotour & 2007–2011 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 + 2 more recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Daimler trucks north america (dtna) is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2011 Saf-T-Liner EF, Minotour, Saf-T-Liner C2, and Saf-T-Liner HDX school buses equipped with braun CENTURY-2 and VISTA-2 wheelchair lifts. Over time, and with frequent use, the roll stop latches on the outer barrier may become bent or misaligned.
💥 The risk
A wheelchair occupant may defeat or ride over the insufficiently latched roll stop. If this occurs when the lift platform is in an elevated position, the wheelchairs occupant could fall and sustain injury.
🔧 The fix
Dtna will notify owners, and the repairs will be performed by authorized braun dealers free of charge. The safety recall began on june 28, 2012. Owners may contact dtna at 1-800-547-0712.
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
- 12V225000
- Manufacturer recall #
- FL-627
- Manufacturer
- DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA
- Vehicles affected
- 890
- Component
- EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
- Owner phone
- 1-800-547-0712
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jun 28, 2012
- Built
- Jan 10, 2007 – Nov 5, 2010
- Recall started by
- ODI
- Notes
- Dtna's recall campaign number is FL-627.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 .