# NHTSA recall 12V165000

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.

- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 12V165000
- Manufacturer: TEMSA GLOBAL
- Reported: 2012\-04\-10
- Owners notified: 2012\-05\-22
- Component: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
- Units potentially affected: 153

## What is wrong

TEMSA GLOBAL \(TEMSA\) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2007\-2012 TS35 BUSES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 217, “BUS EMERGENCY EXITS AND WINDOW RETENTION AND RELEASE.”  SOME OF THE EMERGENCY EXIT MECHANISM INSTRUCTION LABELS MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED FARTHER THAN 16 CM FROM THE RELEASE MECHANISM.


## What can happen

DUE TO THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS AND THE WINDOW’S RELEASE MECHANISM, IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY, PASSENGERS MAY NOT RECOGNIZE AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR RELEASING THE EMERGENCY EXIT WINDOWS DELAYING THEIR SAFE EXIT FROM THE BUS AND , INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.


## The remedy

TEMSA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND NEW LABELS WILL BE MAILED TO OWNERS FREE OF CHARGE.  THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE MAY 23, 2012.  OWNERS MAY CONTACT TEMSA AT 1\-404\-602\-0151.


## Notes

OWNERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY: 1\-800\-424\-9153\); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 2007 TEMSA TS35
- 2008 TEMSA TS35
- [2009 TEMSA TS35](/makes/temsa/ts35/2009/recalls.md)
- [2010 TEMSA TS35](/makes/temsa/ts35/2010/recalls.md)
- [2011 TEMSA TS35](/makes/temsa/ts35/2011/recalls.md)
- [2012 TEMSA TS35](/makes/temsa/ts35/2012/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [Temsa Posta 25oc](/bulletins/10186278.md), 2021-02-01, Service bulletin
- [TS\-35 9033\-20Y](/bulletins/10185889.md), 2021-01-25, Service bulletin
- [TS\-C105](/bulletins/10185883.md), 2021-01-25, Service bulletin
- [RAS SYSTEM BLEED](/bulletins/10185882.md), 2021-01-25, Service bulletin
- [TS\-C115](/bulletins/10184238.md), 2020-12-14, Service bulletin
- [Information Docu](/bulletins/10183910.md), 2020-12-07, Service bulletin
- [TS35E w Lift \(1\)](/bulletins/10183856.md), 2020-12-07, Service bulletin
- [Temsa Authorised](/bulletins/10183855.md), 2020-12-07, Service bulletin
- [SB\-TS\-M\-61](/bulletins/10056006.md), 2014-08-14, Service bulletin
- [SB\-TS\-U08](/bulletins/10045882.md), 2012-09-20, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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