NHTSA campaign 05V229000
Setra Recall 05V-229: PARKING BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT
NHTSA recall 05V229000 was reported by SETRA OF NORTH AMERICA on May 10, 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
- 05V229000 (also written 05V-229 or 05V229)
- Filed by
- SETRA OF NORTH AMERICA
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 317 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Parking Brake — Indicator Light
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V229000. 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
All Setra recallsNHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V229000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN 36-58 PASSENGER MOTOR COACHES, THE PARKING BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD MAY ILLUMINATE IN LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES EVEN THOUGH THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT ENGAGED.
Safety consequence
THE DRIVER MAY MISINTERPRET THE SIGNAL AND WRONGLY ASSUME THE PARKING BRAKE IS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE COULD ROLL UNAWARE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PARKING BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL ON MAY 24, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTRACT 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 05V229000
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.