Recall · 21V454000
Temsa recalled the TEMSA TS45 over structure
295
Vehicles covered
1
Model
7
Model years
June 17, 2021
Filed with NHTSA
STRUCTURE:EMERGENCY:ESCAPE/EGRESS/EXIT:LATCHING/RELEASE SYSTEM
- The defect
- Temsa is recalling certain 2014-2020 TS45 buses. The external release handle for the roof emergency exit may have a rusted wire, which could break when force is applied to open the exit. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release."
- What it can cause
- A broken handle wire on the emergency exit can delay passengers from exiting the vehicle during an emergency, increasing their risk of injury.
- What the dealer does
- Temsa service centers will replace the external handle wire, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on August 12, 2021. Owners may contact Temsa customer service at 1-800-625-9319.
- NHTSA's note
- 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.nhtsa.gov.
The repair is free, whatever the age or mileage of the vehicle, and whether or not you are the original owner.
Which vehicles
A recall reaches a range of VINs inside these model years, not every car built in them. Yours may not be covered even if it is listed here, and the only way to find out is NHTSA's own VIN lookup .
| Vehicle | Model years | Safety record |
|---|---|---|
| TemsaTS45 | 2014 to 2020 | Not published here |
How this campaign compares
At 295 vehicles this is a small campaign: 55% of the 19,818 vehicle recalls filed since 1995 whose size NHTSA published are as large or larger. The middle campaign on file covers 472. It covers model years 2014 to 2020, so the oldest vehicles on it were 7 model years old when the defect was reported to NHTSA.
Temsa vehicles have been recalled over the structure once before this, most recently in November 2019 as 19V836000. That is not evidence the earlier repair failed.
The vehicles on this campaign carry 2 other recalls published here: 22V106000 (fuel system, diesel), 21V399000 (fuel system, diesel).
Check your own car
A VIN check is the only answer for a specific vehicle, and it also shows every other open recall on it, which is usually the reason it is worth doing rather than reading one campaign.
Filed by Temsa with NHTSA on June 17, 2021 as campaign 21V454000. Every word of the defect, consequence and remedy above is NHTSA's published record of that filing, not a summary of it.
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