- Vehicles
- 843
- Built between
- Jan 2011 – Mar 2014
- Models
- 32
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 23 April 2014
- Repaired
- 33%
- Unrepaired
- 550
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2011 and March 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2013 Trans Tech AC139SSSA400Built January 2011 to March 2014
- 2011-2014 Trans Tech AC139SSSA409Built January 2011 to March 2014
- 2012-2013 Trans Tech AE138SSSA409Built January 2011 to March 2014
- 2012-2014 Trans Tech CC159DMSA600Built January 2011 to March 2014
- 2011 Trans Tech DW49139SSTBuilt January 2011 to March 2014
- 2011 Trans Tech DW5139FRLBuilt January 2011 to March 2014
- 2011 Trans Tech DW59159FRLSSTBuilt January 2011 to March 2014
- 2011 Trans Tech DW6159FRLSSTBuilt January 2011 to March 2014
- 2011 Trans Tech DW6159SSTBuilt January 2011 to March 2014
- 2011 Trans Tech DWF6158FRLBuilt January 2011 to March 2014
- 2012 Trans Tech RC139DSSA500Built January 2011 to March 2014
- 2011-2012, 2014 Trans Tech RC139DSSP500Built January 2011 to March 2014
- 2013 Trans Tech RC159DSSA600Built January 2011 to March 2014
- 2013 Trans Tech SC139DSFP500Built January 2011 to March 2014
- 2011-2014 Trans Tech SC139DSSA409Built January 2011 to March 2014
- 2011-2013 Trans Tech SC139DSSA500Built January 2011 to March 2014
- 2012 Trans Tech SC139DSSP500Built January 2011 to March 2014
- 2013 Trans Tech SC158DSSA600Built January 2011 to March 2014
- 2013 Trans Tech SC159DSFP509Built January 2011 to March 2014
- 2011-2014 Trans Tech SC159DSFP600Built January 2011 to March 2014
- 2011-2013 Trans Tech SC159DSSA509Built January 2011 to March 2014
- 2012, 2014 Trans Tech SC159DSSA600Built January 2011 to March 2014
- 2011 Trans Tech SC159DSSP514Built January 2011 to March 2014
- 2012-2013 Trans Tech SC159DSSP600Built January 2011 to March 2014
- 2011-2012 Trans Tech SE138DSSA419Built January 2011 to March 2014
- 2012 Trans Tech SE158DSSA600Built January 2011 to March 2014
- 2012 Trans Tech SE158DSSP600Built January 2011 to March 2014
- 2011 Trans Tech ST4Built January 2011 to March 2014
- 2011 Trans Tech ST4139Built January 2011 to March 2014
- 2011 Trans Tech STH4Built January 2011 to March 2014
- 2011 Trans Tech STH4139Built January 2011 to March 2014
- 2011 Trans Tech STH49139Built January 2011 to March 2014
Repair progress
550 of 843 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2015.
33% repaired — 277 of 843 reported
- Owners not reachable
- 15
- Scrapped or exported
- 1
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Transportation Collaborative, Inc. (TCI) is recalling certain model year 2011-2014 Trans Tech Bus school buses manufactured January 10, 2011, through March 10, 2014, and equipped with 39" seats with or without 3-point seat belts. For the full list of the affected models, click on "Associated Documents" and then please click on "Associated Documents" and then "Noncompliance Notice(Part 573)." The affected buses have seats that may not remain properly anchored to the floor. As such, these vehicles do not conform to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) number 207, "Seating Systems," and number 210, "Seat Belt Assembly Anchorages."
What could happen
In the event of a crash, if the seat does not remain anchored to the floor, the seat occupant has an increased risk of injury.
What gets fixed
TCI will notify owners and dealers will install additional mounts to secure the seats to the floor, free of charge. The recall began on April 23, 2014.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2011 to March 2014
- Recall reported to NHTSA8 April 2014
- Owners notified23 April 2014
- Latest repair reportQ3 2015 — 33% repaired
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 8 April 2014.
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 TCI at 1-845-988-2333.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- Transportation Collaborative, Inc.
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 207
- 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
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.
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.