Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 22V517000

Structure: emergency: escape/egress/exit

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2022-07-20.

Recall campaignNHTSA 22V517000

Structure: emergency: escape/egress/exit

Component
Structure: emergency: escape/egress/exit
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
Vehicles affected
3
Reported to NHTSA
2022-07-20
Owners notified
2022-07-27

Defect description

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2023 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner EFX school buses. The buses may not have a sufficient number of emergency exits. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 217, "Bus Emergency Exits And Window Retention And Release."

Safety risk

An insufficient number of emergency exits can delay passengers from exiting the vehicle during an emergency, increasing their risk of injury.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will add an emergency exit roof hatch, free of charge. All vehicles have been remedied. Owners may contact DTNA's customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is FL947.

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.nhtsa.gov.

Scope of coverage

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-Liner EFX2023

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.