Recall Register

1997 Setra S217: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1997 Setra S217. The newest campaign is 09V044000. NHTSA received the report on 4 Feb 2009. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Other / Labels. NHTSA has no complaint on file for this model year.

The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.

This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.

Remedy of the newest campaign, 09V044000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will send labels with a service instructions explaining the location of the labels free of charge. The recall is expected to begin during march 2009. Owners may contact setra at 1-800-882-8054.
NHTSA VIN lookup

Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.

NHTSA publishes these words. Source: NHTSA Datasets and APIs, section Complaints, read on . Complaint file through . Recall file through .

Since the last update

No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks

All updates to the register

Recall campaigns

2 campaigns, newest first. 755 units in total.

  1. 09V044000Received . 490 units.

    Equipment / Other / Labels

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Setra is recalling 490 my 1984-2001 s215, my 1994-2002 s217 and my 2003-2009 s417 motor coaches equipped with emergency exits. These motor coaches fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus emergency exits and window retention and release." when a release mechanism is not located within an occupant space of an adjacent seat, a label meeting the requirements of s5.5.2 that indicates the location of the nearest release mechanism shall be placed within the occupant space. Example: "emergency exit instructions located next to seat ahead" these labels are not installed in the motor coaches mentioned in the example above.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    In the event of a crash, without the correct instructions a passenger may not know how to unlatch and open the emergency exit increasing the risk of injury.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will send labels with a service instructions explaining the location of the labels free of charge. The recall is expected to begin during march 2009. Owners may contact setra at 1-800-882-8054.

    Report filed by SETRA OF NORTH AMERICA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 08V219000Received . 265 units.

    Power Train / Axle Hubs

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Setra is recalling 265 my 1994-2002 s217 hdh motor coaches. Due to the result from high load on the vehicles, the wheel hub at the front axle could become damaged, fatigue and fracture.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The flange may separate from the wheel and then completely become loose from the vehicle increasing the risk of a crash.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will change the wheel hub with a reinforced wheel hub free of charge. The recall began on decemeber 23, 2008. Owners may contact setra at 1-800-882-8054.

    Report filed by SETRA OF NORTH AMERICA. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

The NHTSA complaint file has no complaint for this model year.

Investigations

The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

Other model years

The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.

  1. 19942
  2. 19952
  3. 19962
  4. 19972
  5. 19982
  6. 19992
  7. 20002
  8. 20012
  9. 20022

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1997 Setra S217: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/setra/s217/1997/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .

Sources

Source
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
Licence
US government work, public domain
Recall file through
29 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
15 May 2019
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
SETRA OF NORTH AMERICA

The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.

Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1997 Setra S217?
755 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Setra S217 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the Setra S217, model years 1994 to 2002. 2 of them name the 1997 model year.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Setra S217 open?
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.