NHTSA recall 09V044000

A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.

Campaign
Published by	NHTSA (United States)
Campaign number	09V044000
Manufacturer	SETRA OF NORTH AMERICA
Reported	2009-02-04
Owners notified	2009-06-01
Component	EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
Units potentially affected	490

What is wrong

SETRA IS RECALLING 490 MY 1984-2001 S215, MY 1994-2002 S217 AND MY 2003-2009 S417 MOTOR COACHES EQUIPPED WITH EMERGENCY EXITS. THESE MOTOR COACHES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 217, "BUS EMERGENCY EXITS AND WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE." WHEN A RELEASE MECHANISM IS NOT LOCATED WITHIN AN OCCUPANT SPACE OF AN ADJACENT SEAT, A LABEL MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF S5.5.2 THAT INDICATES THE LOCATION OF THE NEAREST RELEASE MECHANISM SHALL BE PLACED WITHIN THE OCCUPANT SPACE. EXAMPLE: "EMERGENCY EXIT INSTRUCTIONS LOCATED NEXT TO SEAT AHEAD" THESE LABELS ARE NOT INSTALLED IN THE MOTOR COACHES MENTIONED IN THE EXAMPLE ABOVE.

What can happen

IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH, WITHOUT THE CORRECT INSTRUCTIONS A PASSENGER MAY NOT KNOW HOW TO UNLATCH AND OPEN THE EMERGENCY EXIT INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.

The remedy

DEALERS WILL SEND LABELS WITH A SERVICE INSTRUCTIONS EXPLAINING THE LOCATION OF THE LABELS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING MARCH 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SETRA AT 1-800-882-8054.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Vehicles this campaign lists
1984 SETRA S215	Built 1994-04-01 to 2001-02-28.
1985 SETRA S215	Built 1994-04-01 to 2001-02-28.
1986 SETRA S215	Built 1994-04-01 to 2001-02-28.
1987 SETRA S215	Built 1994-04-01 to 2001-02-28.
1988 SETRA S215	Built 1994-04-01 to 2001-02-28.
1989 SETRA S215	Built 1994-04-01 to 2001-02-28.
1990 SETRA S215	Built 1994-04-01 to 2001-02-28.
1991 SETRA S215	Built 1994-04-01 to 2001-02-28.
1992 SETRA S215	Built 1994-04-01 to 2001-02-28.
1993 SETRA S215	Built 1994-04-01 to 2001-02-28.
1994 SETRA S215	Built 1994-04-01 to 2001-02-28.
1995 SETRA S215	Built 1994-04-01 to 2001-02-28.
1996 SETRA S215	Built 1994-04-01 to 2001-02-28.
1997 SETRA S215	Built 1994-04-01 to 2001-02-28.
1998 SETRA S215	Built 1994-04-01 to 2001-02-28.
1999 SETRA S215	Built 1994-04-01 to 2001-02-28.
2000 SETRA S215	Built 1994-04-01 to 2001-02-28.
2001 SETRA S215	Built 1994-04-01 to 2001-02-28.
1994 SETRA S217	Built 1994-01-01 to 2001-04-30.
1995 SETRA S217	Built 1994-01-01 to 2001-04-30.
1996 SETRA S217	Built 1994-01-01 to 2001-04-30.
1997 SETRA S217	Built 1994-01-01 to 2001-04-30.
1998 SETRA S217	Built 1994-01-01 to 2001-04-30.
1999 SETRA S217	Built 1994-01-01 to 2001-04-30.
2000 SETRA S217	Built 1994-01-01 to 2001-04-30.
2001 SETRA S217	Built 1994-01-01 to 2001-04-30.
2002 SETRA S217	Built 1994-01-01 to 2001-04-30.
2003 SETRA S417	Built 2002-09-01 to 2009-12-31.
2004 SETRA S417	Built 2002-09-01 to 2009-12-31.
2005 SETRA S417	Built 2002-09-01 to 2009-12-31.
2006 SETRA S417	Built 2002-09-01 to 2009-12-31.
2007 SETRA S417	Built 2002-09-01 to 2009-12-31.
2008 SETRA S417	Built 2002-09-01 to 2009-12-31.
2009 SETRA S417	Built 2002-09-01 to 2009-12-31.

A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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00.00K00039D	2018-05-29. Service bulletin. Conduct in the event of an extraordinary occurrences in the field - updating of