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Thomas Built - Daimler truck north america

Official notice

14 Nov 2013

Last checked

14 Nov 2013

Medium riskHealth Canada

An official Health Canada notice concerns Thomas Built - Daimler truck north america. Certain school buses may not comply with Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108 - Lighting System and Retroreflective Devices. The Daytime Running Lights (DRL) may not illuminate when the master lighting switch is set to the parking lamps position. No DRL illumination could render the vehicle less visible to other motorists and pedestrians during daylight hours, which could result in a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will update the DRL configuration on affected vehicles. Published 2013-11-14.

What to do now

Please see corrective actions section below

Recall number

70308

Official notice

2013-11-14

The hazard

Certain school buses may not comply with Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108 - Lighting System and Retroreflective Devices. The Daytime Running Lights (DRL) may not illuminate when the master lighting switch is set to the parking lamps position. No DRL illumination could render the vehicle less visible to other motorists and pedestrians during daylight hours, which could result in a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will update the DRL configuration on affected vehicles.

How to check if you're affected

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Recall Numbers

70308

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Affected products

Product 1

Year: 2004, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER C2 SCHOOL BUS

Product 2

Year: 2005, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER C2 SCHOOL BUS

Product 3

Year: 2006, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER C2 SCHOOL BUS

Product 4

Year: 2007, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER C2 SCHOOL BUS

Product 5

Year: 2008, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER C2 SCHOOL BUS

Product 6

Year: 2009, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER C2 SCHOOL BUS

Product 7

Year: 2010, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER C2 SCHOOL BUS

Product 8

Year: 2011, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER C2 SCHOOL BUS

Product 9

Year: 2012, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER C2 SCHOOL BUS

Product 10

Year: 2013, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER C2 SCHOOL BUS

Product 11

Year: 2014, Make: THOMAS BUILT, Model: SAF-T-LINER C2 SCHOOL BUS

Risk / hazard

Certain school buses may not comply with Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108 - Lighting System and Retroreflective Devices. The Daytime Running Lights (DRL) may not illuminate when the master lighting switch is set to the parking lamps position. No DRL illumination could render the vehicle less visible to other motorists and pedestrians during daylight hours, which could result in a crash causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Dealers will update the DRL configuration on affected vehicles.

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

70308

Source tier

official

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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