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Daimler Trucks North America dtna has notified NHTSA about a defect in certain model year 2008 through 2011 thomas built SAF-T-LINER C2 school buses manufactured from may 10, 2007, through january 8, 2010.

NHTSA campaign 10V-100 · Reported March 16, 2010 · 9,588 vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Daimler Trucks North America
VEHICLES AFFECTED
9,588
REMEDY
DTNA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY THOMAS BUILT BUSES DEALERSHIPS FREE OF CHARGE.
COST
Free

The short version

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

WHAT

DTNA HAS NOTIFIED NHTSA ABOUT A DEFECT IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2008 THROUGH 2011 THOMAS BUILT SAF-T-LINER C2 SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 10, 2007, THROUGH JANUARY 8, 2010. THE REED SWITCH USED TO DETECT THE POSITION OF THE AIR OPERATED FRONT ENTRANCE DOOR MAY MALFUNCTION CAUSING WARNING LIGHTS AND THE CROSSING ARM TO OPERATE IMPROPERLY DURING STUDENT LOADING AND UNLOADING.

WHY IT MATTERS

MALFUNCTIONING WARNING LIGHTS DURING THE LOADING AND UNLOADING PROCESS COULD PUT THE STUDENTS AT RISK OF INJURY.

WHAT TO DO

DTNA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY THOMAS BUILT BUSES DEALERSHIPS FREE OF CHARGE.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 10V-100.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 10V-100

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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