Setra Visibility: Glass, Side/Rear

Setra is recalling about 171 vehicles over a problem with the visibility. Compliance to FMVSS 205 is required for any and all vehicles in the united states to assure minimum safety requirements.

Campaign
11V220000
Manufacturer
SETRA OF NORTH AMERICA
Reported
6 April 2011
Vehicles
171
Built between
Not published
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
2 May 2011
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2003-2010 Setra S417
  • 2011 Setra S417 TC

What the defect is

Setra is recalling certain model year 2003-2010 S417 and model year 2011 S417 tc motor coaches for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 205, "glazing materials." the partition glass behind the driver of each affected bus does not have the necessary DOT markings as specified and was not marked correctly.

What could happen

Compliance to FMVSS 205 is required for any and all vehicles in the united states to assure minimum safety requirements.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PARTITION GLASS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED BEGIN DURING MAY 2011.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA6 April 2011
  2. Owners notified2 May 2011

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 6 April 2011.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact setra at 1-800-882-8054.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
SETRA OF NORTH AMERICA
Safety standard
FMVSS 205
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

This recall campaign is an expansion to 10V-625.OWNERS 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> .

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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