Trans Tech Cst, Trans Tech Cstflr, Trans Tech Sst, Trans Tech Sstflr, model years 2018 to 2021. Filed by Trans Tech Bus and reported to NHTSA on 18 September 2024. 544 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Trans Tech Bus (Trans Tech) is recalling certain 2018-2021 SST, CST, SSTFLR and CSTFLR school buses. In the event of a rollover, the emergency exit windows may not open. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 220, "School Bus Rollover …
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What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 24V696 cover?
- Trans Tech CST, Trans Tech Cstflr, Trans Tech SST, Trans Tech Sstflr, model years 2018-2021.
- What is wrong with them?
- Trans Tech Bus (Trans Tech) is recalling certain 2018-2021 SST, CST, SSTFLR and CSTFLR school buses. In the event of a rollover, the emergency exit windows may not open.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- An emergency exit window that does not open can increase the risk of injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Dealers will inspect and repair the emergency exit windows as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 25, 2024. Owners may contact Trans Tech customer service at 1-845-988-2333.
- 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: “An emergency exit window that does not open can increase the risk of injury.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 24V696 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Trans Tech Bus |
| System at fault | Structure:Emergency:Escape/Egress/Exit |
| Reported to NHTSA | 18 September 2024 |
| Model years | 2018-2021 |
| Vehicles named | TRANS TECH CST, TRANS TECH CSTFLR, TRANS TECH SST, TRANS TECH SSTFLR |
What the notice says today
The consequence
An emergency exit window that does not open can increase the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and repair the emergency exit windows as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 25, 2024. Owners may contact Trans Tech customer service at 1-845-988-2333.
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.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 24V696, wording as read on 17 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/24v696/
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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Other Trans Tech notices we hold
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- 12V007: MODEL YEAR 2009 THROUGH 2011 SCHOOL BUSES MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 2010 THROUGH JULY 2011EQUIPPED WITH A C
All 3 Trans Tech campaigns we hold · Every manufacturer in the record
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 24V696 on 17 September 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
1b8f74e8 - Consequence
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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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