Transport Canada carries this recall as 2016224, dated 13 May 2016. The American register carries the same defect as campaign 16V325, dated 19 May 2016. They are the same defect because the manufacturer filed both under one internal campaign code, FL709.
| Canada | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Number | 2016224 | 16V325 |
| Dated | 13 May 2016 | 19 May 2016 |
| Register | Transport Canada | NHTSA |
The two registers are 6 days apart: the Canadian entry is dated first, the American one second.
These are the dates each register records against its own notice. They are separate administrative acts in two countries, recorded by two authorities under two sets of rules, and this page does not claim that one caused the other or that owners in either country were contacted on those days. What it shows is that the same manufacturer campaign reached the two registers on different dates.
Read the American notice 16V325, including every earlier version of its wording this site holds. The Canadian register explains why the manufacturer code is published there and what that makes possible. Canada and America sets every matched pair side by side.
What Transport Canada published
- Recall number
- 2016224
- Recall date
- 13 May 2016
- Make
- Thomas Built
- Models
- Saf-T-Liner Hdx School Bus
- Model years
- 2011 to 2017
- Vehicle class
- School Bus
- System
- Heater And Defroster
- Raised as
- Safety Mfr
- Vehicles affected
- 2
- Register
- Canada — Transport Canada, Vehicle Recalls Database
On certain school buses equipped with a transmission retarder, a bypass fitting may locally increase the coolant system pressures beyond the application working pressure of the standard heater hoses. The maximum pressures do not exceed the burst-pressure of the hose but, over time hose fatigue may occur and lead to a premature failure of the heater hose. If the hose were to fail, it may lead to a coolant leak inside the bus body, which may come in contact with the occupants of the vehicle and cause burn injuries. Correction: Dealers will replace the affected heater hose.
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 2016224.