- Vehicles
- 21
- Built between
- Oct 2014 – Dec 2016
- Models
- 3
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 15 November 2017
- Repaired
- 5%
- Unrepaired
- 20
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between October 2014 and December 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2015-2016 Trans Tech Bus SST FLRBuilt October 2014 to December 2016
- 2015-2016 Trans Tech Bus ST AeroBuilt October 2014 to December 2016
- 2015-2016 Trans Tech Bus Student Safety TransportBuilt October 2014 to December 2016
Repair progress
20 of 21 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2019.
5% repaired — 1 of 21 reported
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. (Transtech) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Trans Tech SST, ST Aero, and SST FLR school buses built on Chevrolet chassis and equipped with certain CE White-brand QS11 Series convertible school bus seats. These seats were manufactured with integral D-Ring mounting studs that may have inadequate padding between the occupant and the D-ring mounting stud.
What could happen
In the event of a rear end collision, the seat occupant's head may contact the D-ring mounting stud, increasing the risk of injury.
What gets fixed
Transtech will notify owners, and dealers will add the proper padding, free of charge. The recall began on November 15, 2017.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtOctober 2014 to December 2016
- Recall reported to NHTSA4 October 2017
- Owners notified15 November 2017
- Latest repair reportQ2 2019 — 5% 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 4 October 2017.
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 Transtech customer service at 1-845-988-0419. Transtech's number for this recall is 17e045.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 17e045
- 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.