Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 18V192000

Seats

Daimler Trucks North America LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2018-03-26.

Recall campaignNHTSA 18V192000

Seats

Component
Seats
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
Vehicles affected
6,606
Reported to NHTSA
2018-03-26
Owners notified
2019-05-10

Defect description

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, Saf-T-Liner HDX, Saf-T-Liner EFX, and Minotour school buses, equipped with certain Syntec-brand S3B, Non-Restraint, Wall Mounted Seats. The wall mounting bracket may crack, which may cause the seat to not remain secured in place in the event of a crash.

Safety risk

In the event of a crash, if the seat does not remain secured to the wall, the occupant has an increased risk of an injury.

Manufacturer remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional wall mounting bracket, free of charge. DTNA issued an interim notification to owners on May 9, 2018. The recall began May 10, 2018. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-763.

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

20 model years across 4 models.

ModelYears on record
THOMAS BUILT BUSES Minotour2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-Liner C22018 2017 2016 2015 2014
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-Liner EFX2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-Liner HDX2018 2017 2016 2015 2014

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.