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Thomas Built - Daimler truck north america

Official notice

2 May 2017

Last checked

2 May 2017

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Thomas Built - Daimler truck north america. Certain school buses may not conform to Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) 131 - School Bus Pedestrian Safety Devices. The STOP decal may not adhere properly to the stop sign and could peel off without warning, which could cause it to fail to meet the requirements of the standard. This could increase the risk of injury for the passengers exiting the school bus. Correction: Specialty Manufacturing Inc. Will provide owners with a replacement stop sign blade assembly. If owners are not comfortable installing the blade assembly themselves, they can take their vehicle to a dealer for the installation. Published 2017-05-02.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

69033

Official notice

2017-05-02

The hazard

Certain school buses may not conform to Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) 131 - School Bus Pedestrian Safety Devices. The STOP decal may not adhere properly to the stop sign and could peel off without warning, which could cause it to fail to meet the requirements of the standard. This could increase the risk of injury for the passengers exiting the school bus. Correction: Specialty Manufacturing Inc. Will provide owners with a replacement stop sign blade assembly. If owners are not comfortable installing the blade assembly themselves, they can take their vehicle to a dealer for the installation.

How to check if you're affected

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Recall Numbers

69033

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2016, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: MINOTOUR DRW SCHOOL BUS

Product 2

Year: 2016, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER C2 SCHOOL BUS

Product 3

Year: 2016, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER EFX SCHOOL BUS

Product 4

Year: 2016, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER HDX SCHOOL BUS

Product 5

Year: 2017, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: MINOTOUR DRW SCHOOL BUS

Product 6

Year: 2017, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER C2 SCHOOL BUS

Product 7

Year: 2017, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER EFX SCHOOL BUS

Product 8

Year: 2017, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER HDX SCHOOL BUS

Risk / hazard

Certain school buses may not conform to Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) 131 - School Bus Pedestrian Safety Devices. The STOP decal may not adhere properly to the stop sign and could peel off without warning, which could cause it to fail to meet the requirements of the standard. This could increase the risk of injury for the passengers exiting the school bus. Correction: Specialty Manufacturing Inc. Will provide owners with a replacement stop sign blade assembly. If owners are not comfortable installing the blade assembly themselves, they can take their vehicle to a dealer for the installation.

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

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Thomas Built, Daimler Truck North.

Source & status

Source

Health Canada

Tier

official

Category

VEHICLES

App estimate

medium

Recall details

Recall number

69033

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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