What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2011417
- Recall date
- 5 December 2011
- Make
- Thomas Built
- Models
- Saf-T-Liner C2 School Bus
- Model years
- 2011 to 2013
- Vehicle class
- School Bus
- System
- Electrical
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 600
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain school buses, the grid heater relay ground wire may have been incorrectly routed and could chafe against the relay power terminal. Continued contact could wear through the wireu2019s insulation, which could cause an electrical short circuit. An electrical short could result in a vehicle fire causing property damage and/or personal injury. Correction: Authorized repair facilities will inspect and, if necessary, reroute the grid heater relay ground wire.
The wording above is the department's own, as it stood in the monthly file this site last read. Vehicle counts are the sum of the counts published for each make and model the recall covers. To act on a recall, use the official notice: Transport Canada recall 2011417.