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Daimler Trucks North America tire placard contains incorrect information which fails to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no.

NHTSA campaign 08V-648 · Reported September 12, 2008 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Daimler Trucks North America
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
REMEDY
NEW LABELS WILL BE SENT TO OWNERS FOR INSTALLATION.
COST
Free

The short version

DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA reported a problem with the other labels. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA (DTNA) IS RECALLING 2,590 MY 2005 THROUGH 2009 THOMAS BUILT MINOTOUR SCHOOL BUSES WITH GVWR OF 10,000 POUNDS OR LESS, MANUFACTURED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1, 2004 AND NOVEMBER 26, 2008. THE TIRE PLACARD CONTAINS INCORRECT INFORMATION WHICH FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO.

WHY IT MATTERS

INCORRECT INFORMATION ON THE TIRE PLACARD MAY LEAD TO TIRE OVERLOADING AND POSSIBLY CAUSE TIRE FAILURE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

WHAT TO DO

NEW LABELS WILL BE SENT TO OWNERS FOR INSTALLATION, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 08V-648.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 08V-648

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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What this record means

Data from the NHTSA recall database. A clean VIN check means no open federal recalls for that vehicle — not that it never had one.

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