The defect
DAIMLER TRUCKS IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2011 THOMAS BUILT SAF-T-LINER C2 SCHOOL BUSES BUILT ON FCCC B2 CHASSIS MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 15, 2004 THROUGH NOVEMBER 25, 2009, EQUIPPED WITH KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE ADJUSTABLE BRAKE PEDALS. THE ADJUSTABLE BRAKE PEDAL ARM MAY LOOSEN ALLOWING THE ARM TO ROTATE AROUND ITS SHAFT AND SWING IN FRONT OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, REDUCING BRAKING FUNCTION.
The risk
A LOOSE BRAKE PEDAL INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DAIMLER TRUCKS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 22, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DAIMLER TRUCKS WARRANTY CLAIMS DEPARTMENT AT 1-800-547-0712.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner C2 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 2009
35 of the 491 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2009 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA filed 134 campaigns in all.
| 09V498000 30 Dec 2009 | FORETRAVEL, INC. |
| 09V496000 29 Dec 2009 | TIFFIN MOTORHOMES, INC. |
| 09V478000 16 Dec 2009 | SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. |
| 09V460000 1 Dec 2009 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
| 09V431000 3 Nov 2009 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 09V385000 2 Oct 2009 | QINGQI GROUP MOTORCYCLE CO., LTD |
| 09V351000 11 Sept 2009 | ELDORADO NATIONAL |
| 09V347000 3 Sept 2009 | BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2009