This is a historical safety record. The campaign may no longer be active.
Campaign Details
Component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Defect Description
DAIMLER TRUCKS (DTNA) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 THROUGH 2013 THOMAS BUILT SAF-T-LINER SCHOOL BUSES BUILT ON A FREIGHTLINER CUSTOM CHASSIS B2 CHASSIS FROM NOVEMBER 15, 2010, THROUGH OCTOBER 6, 2011. THE GRID HEATER GROUND WIRE MAY CONTACT THE RELAY POWER TERMINAL AND RUB AND CHAFE POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN A SHORT CIRCUIT.
Consequence / Hazard
AN ELECTRICAL FAULT OR SHORT CIRCUIT MAY RESULT IN A FIRE.
Proposed Solution
DTNA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSPECT TO ENSURE THE GRID HEATER RELAY GROUND WIRE IS CORRECTLY ROUTED AND MODIFIED AS REQUIRED TO ENSURE ADEQUATE CLEARANCE WITH THE POWER TERMINAL. THE REPAIRS WILL BE PERFORMED BY DTNA DEALERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 2, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DTNA AT 1-800-547-0712.
🚀 Latest Alerts for this Model
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
"Se está recordando cierto modelo del Saf-T-Liner C2 (años 2011-2013) con transmi..."
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL
"Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) está llevando a cabo un recuerdo de ciertos ..."
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
"DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA (DTNA) está llevando a cabo un llamado de seguridad..."
🚗 Affected Vehicles3
All the models below were recalled for this exact same problem.