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2001 Setra S217 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jan 4, 2010
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jan 4, 2010

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2001 Setra S217. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

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Powertrain (other)
Filed Jan 4, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 SETRA S217 BUS. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS; THERE WAS AN EXCESSIVE VIBRATION. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE REAR PASSENGER AXLE BROKE IN HALF. THE TAG TIRE WENT UNDERNEATH THE BUS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 418,680. JS UPDATED 2/26/10 *CN THE AXLE BROKE DUE TO EXCESSIVE RUST. UPDATED 10/04/10

NHTSA ID
10298027
Incident
Dec 19, 2009
Mileage
418,680 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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