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Temsa

Official notice

10 Mar 2023

Last checked

10 Mar 2023

Risk not stated by sourceHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Temsa. Issue: On one bus, there is an error in the vehicle identification number (VIN). The 9th digit of the VIN was incorrectly listed as "L", instead of "3". As a result, the bus cannot be properly identified using the VIN. Canadian regulations provide a format the VIN number that must be followed. Safety Risk: This error could cause confusion when trying to identify the bus using the VIN. Corrective Actions: Temsa will notify the owner by mail and provide them with a replacement VIN plate and compliance label along with instructions for installing them. Published 2023-03-10.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

73162

Official notice

2023-03-10

The hazard

Issue: On one bus, there is an error in the vehicle identification number (VIN). The 9th digit of the VIN was incorrectly listed as "L", instead of "3". As a result, the bus cannot be properly identified using the VIN. Canadian regulations provide a format the VIN number that must be followed. Safety Risk: This error could cause confusion when trying to identify the bus using the VIN. Corrective Actions: Temsa will notify the owner by mail and provide them with a replacement VIN plate and compliance label along with instructions for installing them.

How to check if you're affected

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Recall Numbers

73162

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2020, Make: TEMSA, Model: TS 35

Risk / hazard

Issue: On one bus, there is an error in the vehicle identification number (VIN). The 9th digit of the VIN was incorrectly listed as "L", instead of "3". As a result, the bus cannot be properly identified using the VIN. Canadian regulations provide a format the VIN number that must be followed. Safety Risk: This error could cause confusion when trying to identify the bus using the VIN. Corrective Actions: Temsa will notify the owner by mail and provide them with a replacement VIN plate and compliance label along with instructions for installing them.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

CA · Canada

Affected area 1

CA · Canada

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Temsa.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

unspecified

Recall details

Recall number

73162

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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