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Setra S217

Every Setra S217 model year on file, 1994 to 2002. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years20 involved a crash, fire, injury or death

Model years91994 to 2002

Recall campaigns2Distinct campaigns listing it

Service bulletins1Summed across model years

By model year

The 1996 model year drew the most complaints, 1, 50% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.

Components

Engine and cooling leads the Setra S217 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling

Powertrain

Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.

Model years

The record for each Setra S217 model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Setra S217 by model year
Year	Body	Complaints	Severity index	Peer index	Recalls	Bulletins
2002	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	1
2001	Bus	1	0.0	100	2	0
2000	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0
1999	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0
1998	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0
1997	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0
1996	Not decoded	1	0.0	100	2	0
1995	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0
1994	Not decoded	0	None	None	2	0

Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.

Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Setra S217

09V-044 Feb 4, 2009
These motor coaches fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 217, "bus emergency exits and window…
Equipment · 490 vehicles
08V-219 May 15, 2008
Due to the result from high load on the vehicles, the wheel hub at the front axle could become damaged, fatigue and fracture
Powertrain · 265 vehicles

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.