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Temsa recall 21V454: 2014-2020 TS45 Buses

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Temsa Ts45, model years 2014 to 2020. Filed by Temsa and reported to NHTSA on 17 June 2021. 295 vehicles potentially affected.

What the notice says Temsa is recalling certain 2014-2020 TS45 buses. The external release handle for the roof emergency exit may have a rusted wire, which could break when force is applied to open the exit. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 217, "Bus Emergency …

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What owners ask about this recall

Which vehicles does recall 21V454 cover?
Temsa TS45, model years 2014-2020.
What is wrong with them?
Temsa is recalling certain 2014-2020 TS45 buses. The external release handle for the roof emergency exit may have a rusted wire, which could break when force is applied to open the exit.
What can happen if it is not put right?
A broken handle wire on the emergency exit can delay passengers from exiting the vehicle during an emergency, increasing their risk of injury.
Is there a fix yet?
Yes, and it is free. Temsa service centers will replace the external handle wire, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on August 12, 2021. Owners may contact Temsa customer service at 1-800-625-9319.
What should I do now?
Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on.

Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.

What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “A broken handle wire on the emergency exit can delay passengers from exiting the vehicle during an emergency, increasing their risk of injury.”

295vehicles potentially
affected
1model named
in the notice
0rewrites we have
caught
reported 17 June 2021owners told 12 August 2021today
The defect reached the regulator on 17 June 2021. Owners were written to 56 days later, on 12 August 2021. The median across the 14,869 American recalls that carry both dates is 41 days, and nine in ten owners are written to within 107. This campaign took longer than most.
Campaign21V454
Filed byTemsa
System at faultStructure:Emergency:Escape/Egress/Exit:Latching/Release System
Reported to NHTSA17 June 2021
Model years2014-2020
Vehicles namedTEMSA TS45

What the notice says today

The consequence

A broken handle wire on the emergency exit can delay passengers from exiting the vehicle during an emergency, increasing their risk of injury.

The remedy

Temsa service centers will replace the external handle wire, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on August 12, 2021. Owners may contact Temsa customer service at 1-800-625-9319.

What it said before

This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.

This is one of 901 notices in the record whose component field names structure. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 42 days.

Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.

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CarsMultiverse, recall 21V454, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/21v454/

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