Trans Tech Bus: Structure › Emergency › Escape/Egress/Exit
Trans Tech Bus reported this defect to federal regulators on Sep 18, 2024 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 544. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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 Protection."
The risk
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.
16 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Trans Tech CST | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Trans Tech Cstflr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Trans Tech SST | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Trans Tech Sstflr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Trans Tech CST | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Trans Tech Cstflr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Trans Tech SST | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Trans Tech Sstflr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Trans Tech CST | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Trans Tech Cstflr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Trans Tech SST | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Trans Tech Sstflr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Trans Tech CST | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Trans Tech Cstflr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Trans Tech SST | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 Trans Tech Sstflr | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 24V696000.
Full record for the 2021 Trans Tech CST → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →