EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Emergency exit labels that are difficult to read can prevent or delay the use of the emergency exit, increasing the risk of injury.
16 safety recall campaigns, 1 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Emergency exit labels that are difficult to read can prevent or delay the use of the emergency exit, increasing the risk of injury.
An emergency exit door opening unexpectedly can increase the risk of an injury.
An emergency exit door opening unexpectedly can increase the risk of an injury.
Unexpected engine shut down can increase the risk of a crash. Additionally, a disabled school bus may require an evacuation procedure in an uncontrolled traffic situation, increasing the risk of injury to passengers.
If safety-related functions such as vehicle braking, stability, speed, and collision avoidance do not function properly, it can increase the risk of a crash.
Loose brake caliper mounting bolts can reduce brake effectiveness, increasing the risk of a crash.
Two 2020 THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2s can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.