Service bulletin FL685AB
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10076139 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2016-07-07 |
| Manufacturer's number | FL685AB |
| Manufacturer's date | 2015-11-01 |
| NHTSA component | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR |
NHTSA's summary
TBB Emergency Door Handles On certain buses, the stem which joins the outside emergency door handle to the door opening mechanism may corrode. Excessive material loss of the stem due to corrosion could result in the outside handle separating from the door mechanism while trying to open the door from the exterior of the bus. In the event of an emergency, opening the emergency door from the outside the bus may cause the handle to separate from the opening mechanism, potentially delaying evacuation and increasing the risk of injury to vehicle occupants.
The document
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Components
Body and frame
| DAIMLER SPRINTER BUS | 2007 to 2009 |
|---|---|
| THOMAS BUILT BUSES FS-65 | 2006 to 2012 |
| THOMAS BUILT BUSES HDX | 2005 to 2012 |
| THOMAS BUILT BUSES MVP-EF | 2003 |
| THOMAS BUILT BUSES MVP-EF | 2006 to 2012 |
| THOMAS BUILT BUSES MVP-ER | 2009 |
| THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER C2 | 2001 to 2012 |
| THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER EFX | 2001 to 2012 |
| THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER ER | 2001 to 2012 |
| THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER FS65 | 2001 to 2012 |
| THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER HDX | 2001 to 2012 |
| THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER MVP-EF | 2001 to 2012 |
| THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-LINER MVP-ER | 2001 to 2012 |
| THOMAS BUILT BUSES TL-960 | 2001 to 2012 |
| THOMAS BUILT BUSES VISTA | 2001 to 2012 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.