NHTSA campaign 09V044000

Setra Recall 09V-044: EMERGENCY EXIT LABEL/FMVSS 217

NHTSA recall 09V044000 was reported by SETRA OF NORTH AMERICA on February 4, 2009, with 490 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Setra S217, Setra S215 and Setra S417 for model years 1995–2009 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on June 1, 2009, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 09V044000 (also written 09V-044 or 09V044)
Filed by: SETRA OF NORTH AMERICA
Report received: February 4, 2009
Potentially affected: 490 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment — Other — Labels
Owners notified: June 1, 2009
Safety standard: FMVSS 217

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 09V044000. 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 S215
- 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built April 1, 1994 – February 28, 2001 (per NHTSA)
Setra S217
- 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 · Vehicles built January 1, 1994 – April 30, 2001 (per NHTSA)
Setra S417
- 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 · Vehicles built September 1, 2002 – December 31, 2009 (per NHTSA)

All Setra recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 09V044000.

Defect description

SETRA IS RECALLING 490 MY 1984-2001 S215, MY 1994-2002 S217 AND MY 2003-2009 S417 MOTOR COACHES EQUIPPED WITH EMERGENCY EXITS. THESE MOTOR COACHES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 217, "BUS EMERGENCY EXITS AND WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE." WHEN A RELEASE MECHANISM IS NOT LOCATED WITHIN AN OCCUPANT SPACE OF AN ADJACENT SEAT, A LABEL MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF S5.5.2 THAT INDICATES THE LOCATION OF THE NEAREST RELEASE MECHANISM SHALL BE PLACED WITHIN THE OCCUPANT SPACE. EXAMPLE: "EMERGENCY EXIT INSTRUCTIONS LOCATED NEXT TO SEAT AHEAD" THESE LABELS ARE NOT INSTALLED IN THE MOTOR COACHES MENTIONED IN THE EXAMPLE ABOVE.

Safety consequence

IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, WITHOUT THE CORRECT INSTRUCTIONS A PASSENGER MAY NOT KNOW HOW TO UNLATCH AND OPEN THE EMERGENCY EXIT INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL SEND LABELS WITH A SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS EXPLAINING THE LOCATION OF THE LABELS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH 2009. 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 09V044000

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.