NHTSA campaign 04V219000

Evobus and Setra Recall 04V-219: SETRA\FUEL TANK LEAKS

NHTSA recall 04V219000 was reported by SETRA OF NORTH AMERICA on May 6, 2004, with 71 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Evobus S417 and Setra S417 for model years 2003–2004. Owners were notified on May 28, 2004, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 04V219000 (also written 04V-219 or 04V219)
Filed by: SETRA OF NORTH AMERICA
Report received: May 6, 2004
Potentially affected: 71 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage
Owners notified: May 28, 2004

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V219000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Evobus

Evobus S417
- 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built July 1, 2003 – March 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)

All Evobus recalls

Setra

Setra S417
- 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built July 1, 2003 – March 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)

All Setra recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V219000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN MOTOR COACHES, UNDER SOME CONDITIONS, CRACKS AND FISSURES CAN FORM ON THE LOWER SECTIONS OF THE TANKS' SIDE WALLS, LEADING TO FUEL LEAKAGE.

Safety consequence

FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF A IGNITION SOURCE MAY RESULT IN A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE FUEL TANKS. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON MAY 28, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT SETRA AT 1-800-882-8054.

Notes

CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 04V219000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.