Recall 18V106 affects 429 2006-2010 Setra S417 vehicles for a doorway anti-entrapment strip defect. Repair is free at any franchised Setra dealer.
Setra is recalling 429 2006-2010 S417 vehicles because the doorway strip for the outward swiveling entry door can fail to prevent pinch injuries. If the strip does not work correctly, passengers face an increased risk of a pinch injury, and Setra dealers will complete the recall repair free of charge.
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What's wrong?
The entry door on 2006-2010 Setra S417 vehicles swings outward, and the doorway strip is the pinch-protection sensor for that opening. Its job is to detect contact at the doorway and tell the door controls to stop or react before the moving door traps a person or object. That protection depends on the door control unit receiving and acting on the strip signal.
On affected vehicles, the door control unit has poor functionality. The filing identifies the Control unit MTS-P X110 as the part tied to the defect, and the repair adds a bridging cable to that control unit. Without that corrected signal path, the doorway strip does not function as designed, so the outward swiveling entry door does not provide the intended pinch protection.
There is no warning sign before failure. The doorway strip can look normal, and the driver or passengers will not get a clear advance symptom that the door control unit is not handling the pinch-protection signal correctly.
Who's affected?
Spans the 2006-2010 S417 buses, with the same body-structure door hinge component across each listed model year.
| 2010 Setra S417 | body structure |
|---|---|
| 2009 Setra S417 | body structure |
| 2008 Setra S417 | body structure |
| 2007 Setra S417 | body structure |
| 2006 Setra S417 | body structure |
| Units affected | 429 |
| Field incidents | NHTSA has logged no field incidents to date. |
Not every 2006-2010 Setra S417 bus is on the list. Check your VIN to confirm whether your specific bus is included.
What's the safety risk?
If the doorway strip stops working, a passenger can face an increased risk of a pinch injury at the door. There is no warning sign before this protection fails, so keep riders clear of the doorway and schedule the repair soon. Repair is free at any franchised Setra dealer.
What should I do?
- Check your VIN to confirm your 2006-2010 Setra S417 is included in this recall.
- Contact a franchised Setra dealer to schedule the free bridging-cable retrofit that keeps the doorway anti-entrapment strip active.
- Bring the recall notice if Setra sent one. If not, reference recall number 18V106 when you call.
- Keep passengers clear of the outward-swiveling entry door until the repair is complete.
- Call Setra customer service at 1-800-241-2947 with questions about the repair or dealer scheduling.
What happens at the repair
At the dealer, a Setra technician retrofits a bridging cable to the door control unit so the anti entrapment strip stays active for the outward swiveling entry door. The recall repair is free, with parts and labor covered. Setra has a general reimbursement plan on file for owners who already paid for a related door control or doorway strip repair before the recall work was completed. Bring repair documentation to the service desk and ask how Setra processes the claim.
| Reimbursement | Reimbursement available |
|---|
Timeline
| February 14, 2018 | NHTSA published the recall |
|---|---|
| March 16, 2018 | Owner notification mailed |
| March 16, 2018 | Dealer notification began |
| March 16, 2018 | VIN-searchable in NHTSA's database — Check your VIN to see whether this recall applies to your specific vehicle. |
| March 16, 2018 | Interim owner notification (was planned for this date) |
| March 31, 2018 | Dealer notification ended |
Frequently asked questions
What is recall 18V106?
Recall 18V106 covers 429 2006-2010 Setra S417 vehicles with an entry-door doorway strip that does not function properly. If the strip fails to prevent a pinch injury from the outward swiveling door, Setra dealers will retrofit a bridging cable for free.
What should I do if my 2006-2010 Setra S417 is on this recall?
Check your VIN to confirm your specific vehicle is included in recall 18V106. If it is, contact a Setra dealer to schedule the door control unit bridging-cable retrofit. Reference recall number 18V106 when you call. The repair is free.
Does the recall repair cost anything?
No. Federal recall law requires manufacturers to perform recall repairs at no cost, and Setra's remedy says dealers will retrofit a bridging cable to the door control unit free of charge.
What is the safety risk?
The safety risk is pinch injury at the outward swiveling entry door if the doorway strip does not work properly. The dealer remedy adds a bridging cable to the door control unit so the anti-entrapment strip stays active.
More information
| NHTSA campaign page | nhtsa.gov/vehicle-recalls/18V106000 |
|---|---|
| Setra customer service | 1-800-241-2947 |
| NHTSA recall # | 18V106 |
| NHTSA recall # (full) | 18V106000 |
Source documents
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Download Misc. Document (PDF) - Download Recall Document (PDF) (PDF)
- Download Recall Investigation Document (PDF) (PDF)
- Download Owner Notification Letter (PDF)
- Download Recall Report (PDF)
- Download Quarterly Report (PDF)
- Download Recall Acknowledgement (PDF)
This article is generated from NHTSA's primary recall filings and reviewed against the source on May 25, 2026. RecallNotify does not paraphrase NHTSA's consequence language; that text is reproduced as written above. Editorial standards →