The defect
Temsa Global Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. (Temsa) is recalling certain 2014-2018 TS45 motorcoaches. During use or while servicing, the air bellow protection cover may be bent, allowing it to contact and potentially damage the tires on the tag axle.
The risk
The contact may cause a tire to go flat, affecting vehicle handling and increasing the risk of crash.
The remedy
Temsa will notify owners, and dealers will replace the air bellow cover with a newly designed cover, free of charge. The recall began on September 12, 2017. Owners may contact CH Bus Sales, the US Agent for Temsa at 1-407-271-8935.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Temsa TS45 | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
Components: TIRES | ENGINE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Temsa TS45 | 2014 | 0 | 8 |
| Temsa TS45 | 2015 | 1 | 9 |
| Temsa TS45 | 2016 | 1 | 9 |
| Temsa TS45 | 2017 | 0 | 8 |
| Temsa TS45 | 2018 | 0 | 7 |
Other tires recalls in 2017
18 of the 810 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2017 concerned the tires; Temsa Global Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. filed 19 campaigns in all.
| 17V742000 21 Nov 2017 | Daimler Vans USA, LLC |
| 17V698000 3 Nov 2017 | Phoenix Motorcars |
| 17V645000 12 Oct 2017 | KZRV, L.P. |
| 17V638000 9 Oct 2017 | Harbor Freight Tools |
| 17V518000 23 Aug 2017 | KZRV, L.P. |
| 17V444000 14 Jul 2017 | Keystone RV Company |
| 17V419000 30 Jun 2017 | KZRV, L.P. |
| 17V411000 29 Jun 2017 | Aston Martin The Americas |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2017