Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 24V478000

Structure: emergency: escape/egress/exit

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2024-06-26.

Recall campaignNHTSA 24V478000

Structure: emergency: escape/egress/exit

Component
Structure: emergency: escape/egress/exit
Manufacturer
Daimler Trucks North America, LLC
Vehicles affected
162
Reported to NHTSA
2024-06-26
Owners notified
2024-08-22

Defect description

Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 and 2024-2025 Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley school buses. The audible emergency warning alarm sounds may not activate when the emergency hatch or window is open. 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 inaudible alarm that fails to warn the driver of an open emergency exit can increase the risk of injury in a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Dealers will update the emergency sound software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 22, 2024. Owners may contact DTNA customer service at 1-800-547-0712. DTNA's number for this recall is F1004.

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

5 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-Liner C22025 2024 2023
THOMAS BUILT BUSES SAF-T-Liner C2 Jouley2025 2024

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.