Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 18V352000

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper

Daimler Trucks North America LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2018-05-29.

Recall campaignNHTSA 18V352000

Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper

Component
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: caliper
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America LLC
Vehicles affected
2,767
Reported to NHTSA
2018-05-29
Owners notified
2018-09-04

Defect description

Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2017-2019 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2, Saf-T-Liner EFX and Saf-T-Liner HDX school buses equipped with air disc brakes. The brake caliper mounting bolts on these vehicles may be insufficiently tightened, allowing the bolts to loosen.

Safety risk

If the brake caliper mounting bolts come loose, braking performance may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

DTNA will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the brake caliper mounting bolts and tighten them as necessary, free of charge. DTNA issued owners an interim notification on July 25, 2018. The recall began September 4, 2018. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL-772.

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

9 model years across 3 models.

ModelYears on record
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-Liner C22019 2018 2017
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-Liner EFX2019 2018 2017
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-Liner HDX2019 2018 2017

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.