Door glass detachment

An NHTSA Preliminary Evaluation into Thomas Built Buses vehicles. Closed 24 September 2009.

Investigation
PE09027
Type
Preliminary Evaluation
Opened
21 May 2009
Closed
24 September 2009

What NHTSA investigated

This investigation was opened after a fleet notified odi that it had lost a front door glass panel while the bus was being operated.a field inspection revealed twelve more buses had loose door glass panels.odi is always concerned with objects that separate from vehicles and could possibly strike another vehicle or hit a pedestrian.odi's findings were relayed to daimler and they commenced an investigation.daimler will conduct a safety recall to correct this condition on approximately 13,945 buses. Daimler believes that the entrance door glass may be inadequately bonded to the door frame.daimler will notify the agency in the near further as to what corrective action they plan to take.this resolves the issues raised by this investigation and thereforethis investigation is closed.

The recall that followed

  1. Thomas Built Buses — Structure: Door09V3440002 September 200915,123 vehicles

Vehicles covered

MakeModelModel years
Thomas Built BusesSAF-T-LINER C22008–2010

Source

From NHTSA’s investigation file, rebuilt daily. To report a problem with your own vehicle, go to nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem. All open investigations.