The defect
Daimler Coaches North America (DCNA) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Setra S407 and 2019-2020 Setra S417TC motorcoaches. These vehicles are equipped with a driver-selected Electronic Stability Control (ESC) "OFF" switch for disabling the traction control portion of ESC, allowing it to remain disabled at speeds above 20 km/h. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 136, "Electronic Stability Control."
The risk
If the vehicle is operated above 20 km/h while the Electronic Stability Control system is disabled, there is a greater chance of loss of stability control, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
DCNA will notify owners, and dealers will replace the "ESC OFF" switch with a new "TC-Off" button, install an indicator light on the dashboard to indicate when the traction control is deactivated, and perform a software to prevent the ESC system from being disabled, update free of charge. This recall began September 7, 2020. Owners may contact DCNA customer service at 1-800-206-9728. DCNA's number for this recall is 43.54U20107A.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Setra S407 CC | 2018, 2019 |
| Setra S417 TC | 2019, 2020 |
Components: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Setra S407 CC | 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| Setra S407 CC | 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| Setra S417 TC | 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| Setra S417 TC | 2020 | 0 | 3 |
Other electronic stability control (esc) recalls in 2020
10 of the 782 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2020 concerned the electronic stability control (esc); Daimler Coaches North America filed 11 campaigns in all.
| 20V739000 25 Nov 2020 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 20V732000 24 Nov 2020 | Bugatti |
| 20V395000 6 Jul 2020 | Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC. |
| 20V303000 27 May 2020 | Thor Motor Coach |
| 20V209000 9 Apr 2020 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 20V210000 9 Apr 2020 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 20V199000 6 Apr 2020 | PACCAR Incorporated |
| 20V175000 23 Mar 2020 | Ford Motor Company |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2020