Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 16V657000

Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: filling/charging

Daimler Trucks North America LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2016-09-13.

Recall campaignNHTSA 16V657000

Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: filling/charging

Component
Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: filling/charging
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
Vehicles affected
114
Reported to NHTSA
2016-09-13
Owners notified
2016-11-02

Defect description

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain model year 2017 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 school buses manufactured April 30, 2016, to July 29, 2016 and equipped with a compressed natural gas (CNG) engine. During a fast fuel fill, an internal seal on a filling valve may dislodge allowing fuel to leak after the tank has been filled.

Safety risk

A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source may increase the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

DTNA has notified all affected owners and all of the vehicles have been remedied, therefore owner notification notices will not be issued for this campaign. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-720.

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

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-Liner C22017

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.