NHTSA campaign 05V228000

Setra Recall 05V-228: FMVSS 101/PARKING BRAKE INDICATOR LAMP

NHTSA recall 05V228000 was reported by SETRA OF NORTH AMERICA on May 17, 2005, with 317 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Setra S417 for model years 2003–2006. Owners were notified on May 24, 2005, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
05V228000 (also written 05V-228 or 05V228)
Filed by
SETRA OF NORTH AMERICA
Report received
Potentially affected
317 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Parking Brake — Indicator Light
Owners notified
Safety standard
FMVSS 101

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V228000. 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.

Setra

  • Setra S417

    • 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 · Vehicles built September 1, 2002 – April 30, 2005 (per NHTSA)
All Setra recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V228000.

Defect description

CERTAIN (36-58 PASSENGER) MOTOR COACHES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 101, "CONTROLS AND DISPLAYS." THE PARKING BRAKE INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATES IN GREEN AND NOT RED, WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE IS ENGAGED.

Safety consequence

ILLUMINATION IN RED IS REQUIRED BY THE APPLICABLE STANDARD.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL APPROPRIATE SOFTWARE TO CHANGE THE COLOR OF THE PARKING BRAKE INDICATOR LAMP FROM GREEN TO RED FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 24, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SETRA AT 1-800-882-8054.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V228000

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.