Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 13V537000

Seats

Daimler Trucks North America filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2013-10-30.

Recall campaignNHTSA 13V537000

Seats

Component
Seats
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America
Vehicles affected
328
Reported to NHTSA
2013-10-30
Owners notified
2013-12-13

Defect description

Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2012-2014 Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner HDX and Saf-T-Liner EFX school buses manufactured October 17, 2011, through July 2, 2013. A U-bolt intended to reinforce certain seat installations to the chassis may have been left out of the assembly process.

Safety risk

In the event of a crash, the seats may not stay mounted to the chassis, increasing the risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

DTNA will notify owners and dealers will install the U-bolts as required, free of charge. The recall began on December 13, 2013. Owners may contact DTNA at 1-503-745-5219. DTNA's recall number is FL-650.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

6 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-Liner EFX2014 2013 2012
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-Liner HDX2014 2013 2012

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.