Setra S407 Cc, Setra S417 Tc, model years 2011 to 2016. Filed by Daimler Coaches North America and reported to NHTSA on 18 April 2024. 79 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Daimler Coaches North America (Daimler Coaches) is recalling certain 2011-2016 Setra S417 TC and 2012-2016 Setra S 407 CC vehicles equipped with a Ricon wheelchair lift. The red beacon lighting on the Threshold Warning System (TWS) may not be bright enough. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements …
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Mercedes-Benz's own number for this recall: 86.20U24286A. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 24V277 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 24V277 cover?
- Setra S407 CC, Setra S417 TC, model years 2011-2016.
- What is wrong with them?
- Daimler Coaches North America (Daimler Coaches) is recalling certain 2011-2016 Setra S417 TC and 2012-2016 Setra S 407 CC vehicles equipped with a Ricon wheelchair lift. The red beacon lighting on the Threshold Warning System (TWS) may not be bright enough.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Beacons that do not provide proper illumination may be less visible to wheelchair lift users, increasing the risk of injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Daimler Coaches will replace the TWS kits, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 23, 2024. Owners may contact Daimler Coaches at 1-416-624-3558. Daimler Coaches number for this recall is 86.20U24286A.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Mercedes-Benz calls this recall 86.20U24286A, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
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: “Beacons that do not provide proper illumination may be less visible to wheelchair lift users, increasing the risk of injury.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 24V277 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Daimler Coaches North America |
| System at fault | Equipment Adaptive/Mobility:Wheelchair Lift/Ramp |
| Reported to NHTSA | 18 April 2024 |
| Model years | 2011-2016 |
| Vehicles named | SETRA S407 CC, SETRA S417 TC |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Beacons that do not provide proper illumination may be less visible to wheelchair lift users, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Daimler Coaches will replace the TWS kits, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 23, 2024. Owners may contact Daimler Coaches at 1-416-624-3558. Daimler Coaches number for this recall is 86.20U24286A.
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 289 notices in the record whose component field names equipment adaptive/mobility. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 36 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 24V277, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/24v277/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 24V277 on 5 September 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
4580fae8 - Consequence
a7fc055a - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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