NHTSA campaign 16V407000 · Manufacturer campaign FL-713
Daimler Trucks North America LLC Recall 16V-407: Exterior Emergency Door Handle may Detach
NHTSA recall 16V407000 (Manufacturer campaign FL-713) was reported by Daimler Trucks North America LLC on June 7, 2016, with 717 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Thomas SAF-T-Liner Conventional, Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner ER, Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner MVP-EF and more for model years 1998–2002. Owners were notified on December 9, 2016, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 16V407000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 16V407000 (also written 16V-407 or 16V407)
- Filed by
- Daimler Trucks North America LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- FL-713
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 717 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure — Body — Door
- Owners notified
Repair completion: 8.79% (latest rate the manufacturer reported to NHTSA; dataset updated October 21, 2026)
NHTSA cautions against comparing completion rates across recalls or manufacturers. How try.vin reads them.
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 16V407000. 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.
Thomas
Thomas SAF-T-Liner Conventional
Thomas Built Buses
Thomas Built Buses CL-960
Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner ER
Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner MVP-EF
Thomas Built Buses SAF-T-Liner MVP-ER
Thomas Built Buses TL-960
Thomas Built Buses Vista
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 16V407000.
Defect description
Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 1998-2002 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner Conventional, 2000-2002 Saf-T-Liner ER, 2000-2002 Saf-T-Liner MVP-EF, 2000-2001 CL-960, 1998-1999 Vista, 2000-2002 Saf-T-Liner MVP-ER, and 2000-2002 TL-960 transit buses. In the affected vehicles, the stem that connects the outside emergency door handle to the emergency door opening mechanism may corrode.
Safety consequence
If the stem corrodes, the door handle could detach from the emergency door opening mechanism, delaying the opening of the door and the evacuation of the bus. In the event of an emergency, this may increase the risk of injury to the bus occupants.
Manufacturer remedy
DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will either replace the stems or protect them against corrosion, free of charge. An interim notice was sent to owners on July 28, 2016. A second notice was mailed to owners on December 9, 2016 Parts are available. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-713.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 16V407000
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.